Anxiety Board decisions

The veteran's appeal for an increased evaluation of his service-connected anxiety disorder was dismissed as he effectively withdrew the claim in a July 1998 correspondence.

The veteran's claim for service connection for anxiety neurosis and arthralgia is denied. However, the claim for service connection for a gastrointestinal disability manifested by loose stools due to undiagnosed illness during Gulf War service is granted.

The Board found that the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was not well-grounded and denied it.

The veteran's appeal regarding a rating in excess of 30 percent for his anxiety disorder was denied. The claim involving CUE in the November 9, 1956, decision to reduce his rating from 30 percent to 10 percent was also denied.

The Board found that the veteran's anxiety neurosis, currently rated at 50 percent, does not meet the criteria for a higher rating due to moderate symptomatology.

The veteran's bipolar disorder with a history of anxiety neurosis and drug abuse prior to November 9, 1993 resulted in severe impairment in his ability to obtain or retain employment.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disability, including anxiety, finding that her claim was not well-grounded due to a lack of competent medical evidence linking any current psychiatric disability to her military service or any incident therein.

The Board has determined that the veteran's anxiety disorder does not warrant an increased rating beyond 50 percent, and his hiatal hernia-like symptoms with reflux esophagitis and gastritis do not meet criteria for a higher than 10 percent rating.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than November 25, 1997 for service connection for generalized anxiety disorder.

The veteran's anxiety disorder is granted service connection, and his bilateral hearing loss does not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation.

The veteran's multiple disabilities do not meet the criteria for a permanent and total disability rating for pension purposes based on his service-connected conditions, as they are not of sufficient severity to render him permanently unemployable.

The veteran's anxiety neurosis is currently rated at 50 percent disabling. The Board found that the disability does not warrant an evaluation in excess of this rating, but determined that the veteran meets the criteria for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected anxiety neurosis.

The Board denied an increased rating for anxiety reaction prior to March 27, 1953 and denied service connection for diabetes mellitus. The decision is considered final.

The Board found that the veteran's claims of service connection for chronic right shoulder, left knee, and bilateral knee disabilities, as well as generalized anxiety disorder were not well-grounded. The evidence did not support a link between these conditions and active military service.

The Board found that the veteran did not have service-connected disabilities and thus could not establish service connection for the cause of his death. The appellant's claims for accrued benefits were also denied as she had not submitted a timely application.

The Board finds that the veteran's service-connected generalized anxiety disorder does not warrant a rating in excess of 30 percent, as his symptoms do not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation under either the old or new VA Rating Schedule.

The veteran's claims for service connection for anxiety, tinnitus, and headaches were denied. Service connection for PTSD was granted with a 30% rating effective November 18, 1987, which was later increased to 50% from November 6, 1995 through January 3, 2000, and to 70% effective January 4, 2000.

The Board has granted a 50 percent disability evaluation for the veteran's psychiatric disorder, characterized as an anxiety reaction or post-traumatic stress disorder.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD and anxiety disorder are rated at a 100 percent, the highest rating possible under VA guidelines. The decision also notes that since the schedular rating is total (100%), there is no basis for assigning a TDIU rating.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD, anxiety, depression, and dysthymia are currently rated at 30 percent. The Board found that the symptoms do not warrant a higher rating.