Anxiety Board decisions

The Board remanded the issue of reasonable attorney fees based on past-due benefits granted in May 2023. The Veteran's eligibility for direct payment of attorney fees was confirmed, but the specific amount of fees needs further review.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an effective date prior to May 23, 2011, for service connection of PTSD with dysthymic disorder and GAD. The veteran was assigned a 70% disability rating effective from May 23, 2011.

The veteran's claim for service connection for unspecified anxiety disorder and GERD was granted. The claim for migraines with migraine variants was remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating and TDIU. The veteran's anxiety disorder was rated at 50% due to reduced reliability and productivity.

The Board remanded the veteran's claim for service connection of psychiatric disorders, including bipolar disorder and PTSD. The Board found that a previous VA examination was inadequate because it did not address whether the veteran's conditions pre-dated his service or were caused by his service.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of PTSD, depression, and anxiety. The Veteran will receive a VA examination to determine if these conditions are related to his military service.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder associated with bilateral tinnitus.

The veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was granted with a 10% rating. The claims for anxiety and depression were denied.

The veteran's effective date for a 50 percent disability rating for PTSD and UAD is granted as of December 16, 2020.

The VA denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss but remanded decisions on sleep apnea, toes, right middle fingers, right shoulder condition, anxiety, headache, foot pain, and low back pain.

The veteran's effective date for service connection of the claimed conditions is granted as August 19, 2021.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, as secondary to his service-connected severe major depressive disorder and other specified anxiety disorder and insomnia disorder, is granted.

The Board remanded all issues to obtain missing service treatment records.

The veteran's request for a higher rating for tinnitus was denied. The claims for service connection for anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder (MDD), sleep disturbances, and lumbar spine injury residuals were remanded for further evaluation.

The claim for service connection for anxiety was dismissed because it had already been granted. The claims for PTSD and migraines were remanded for further evaluation.

The Board denied the veteran's request for a higher evaluation (above 70%) for PTSD with GAD and MDD, stating that the evidence did not show total occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, thus meeting the criteria for TDIU. The claim for nonservice-connected pension benefits was dismissed as moot due to the greater benefit provided by his combined VA compensation rating.

The veteran's rating for OCD, including panic disorder, anxiety disorder, and depressive disorder, is increased to 70 percent. The Board found that the severity of symptoms warranted this increase but denied a higher rating.

The Board granted service connection for the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss, bilateral tinnitus, and anxiety were denied. The claim for left ear hearing loss was remanded.