Anxiety Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection due to incomplete service records and inadequate efforts in obtaining them. The Veteran's service treatment records (STRs) and service personnel records (SPRs) are unclear, and further searches may be necessary.

The Board denied service connection for lung cancer, anxiety, insomnia, and depression as secondary to service-connected disability due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. The Veteran was not found to have a current diagnosis of these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection based on CUE in rating decisions have been dismissed.,The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection based on CUE in rating decisions have been dismissed.,The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection based on CUE in rating decisions have been dismissed.,The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection based on CUE in rating decisions have been dismissed.,The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection based on CUE in rating decisions have been dismissed.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for schizophrenia, PTSD, anxiety, and depression as there is no evidence showing that these conditions began in or are related to his military service.

The Board has restored a 70 percent rating for unspecified anxiety disorder with panic attacks, effective October 1, 2021, as the evidence did not show material improvement under ordinary conditions of life.

The Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, has been rated at 70 percent since November 1, 2020. The Board denied a higher rating for the period before and after this date.

The Board has determined that the cause of the Veteran's death was cardiopulmonary arrest due to aspiration, and they have found a duty to assist error in their initial decision. They are now requesting a medical opinion to determine if the service-connected conditions contributed to the Veteran's death.

The Board has remanded the case to allow for a full review of the Veteran's claims, including his October 2023 claim for service connection for depression and anxiety, as well as his claims for increased disability ratings. The cause of death claim will also be reconsidered.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was received on March 6, 2020. The Board granted an effective date of March 6, 2020, for the grant of service connection for PTSD.

The Board has remanded three issues related to the Veteran's service connection for a chronic adjustment disorder with anxiety. The first issue is about determining an appropriate effective date, the second concerns the initial rating assigned, and the third relates to entitlement to TDIU prior to February 27, 2012.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for anxiety disorder, major depression, paranoid reaction, and PTSD. The initial disability rating for other specified trauma and stress-related disorder remains at 50 percent.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeal for service connection of asthma, as it was granted in a prior decision. The appeals for acquired psychiatric disorder (anxiety and PTSD), right hamstring condition, neck strain, and sleep apnea were all denied due to lack of evidence supporting these conditions.

An effective date of March 13, 2020 for the initial assignment of a 70 percent rating for PTSD is granted.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, anxiety, and adjustment disorder, are related to events she experienced during service. The Board has granted service connection for these conditions.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to incomplete medical opinions and a need for additional evidence. The Veteran's anxiety and panic disorder are being considered, as well as her personality disorder.

The Veteran's skin rash and acquired psychiatric disorders are deemed to be a result of the VA left TKR performed on September 28, 2015. The decision grants compensation for these conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, a neurocognitive disorder, depression, and anxiety), benign prostatic hyperplasia, erectile dysfunction, neurogenic bladder, obstructive sleep apnea, and balance issues due to potential errors in the decision-making process.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to incomplete service personnel records, which are necessary to determine if the appellant's National Guard service was 'federalized' (i.e., Title 10 or Title 32 service).

The Board has denied service connection for psoriasis and remanded the claims of unspecified anxiety disorder and PTSD due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for specially adapted housing or special home adaptation grant eligibility.