Anxiety Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, major depression, and generalized anxiety disorder, based on credible evidence of a stressor during active duty.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of August 10, 2022, for the grant of service connection for hypertension based on the PACT Act. The claim for service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder was remanded.

The Board granted an initial rating of 30 percent for GERD with hiatal hernia, effective from February 23, 2021.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include major depressive disorder, unspecified anxiety, and polysubstance use disorder, finding that the Veteran's current mental health conditions are related to his military service.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for the Veteran's adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, effective March 21, 2023.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for the Veteran's adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, effective March 21, 2023.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for the Veteran's adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, effective March 21, 2023.

The Board granted service connection for other specified trauma or stressor related disorder and anxiety as part of that condition, based on the Veteran's in-service personal assault.

The Board denied service connection for inguinal hernia and found that the Veteran's unspecified anxiety disorder and insomnia disorder more nearly approximated a 70 percent disability evaluation.

The appeals for service connection for diabetes mellitus, hemorrhoids, and a bilateral foot disability were dismissed. The Veteran's hypertension, anxiety disorder, lumbar spine disability, left hip disabilities, and TDIU claim did not meet the criteria for higher ratings.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor. The anxiety condition claim was remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include generalized anxiety disorder and denied an initial compensable disability rating for chronic kidney disease.

The Board granted service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), major depressive disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder based on the Veteran's in-service traumatic events.

The Board remands the matter for a medical opinion to determine if there are additional non-service-connected psychiatric diagnoses and their etiology.

The Board remands the matter of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety and PTSD, due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's current disability picture.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for the Veteran's adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, effective March 21, 2023.

The Board remands the claims for an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent for insomnia disorder and associated anxiety, as well as a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU), due to pre-decisional failure of the duty to assist.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, persistent depressive disorder, chronic adjustment disorder, and anxiety disorder, resolving doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for Generalized Anxiety Disorder and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for an unspecified anxiety disorder, finding it to be at least as likely as not that the condition originated during active service. The claim for a recurrent right knee disability was remanded for further development.