Anxiety Board decisions

The Veteran's tinnitus prior to August 14, 2024 is granted. Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include anxiety) is also granted.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and remanded his claims for increased ratings of knee and ankle conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder and has also granted a 70 percent rating for his anxiety disorder.

The Veteran was granted a 50% rating for his generalized anxiety disorder with insomnia disorder effective November 8, 2024.,His service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and maxillary and sphenoid sinusitis were also granted.

The Board has determined that new evidence received after the August 2019 rating decision supports a grant of service connection for an adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depression, finding it at least as likely as not related to the Veteran's active-duty service.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that it is secondary to his service-connected migraine headaches and chronic lumbar strain with DDD.

Service connection for degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine and anxiety is granted. The Veteran's right lower extremity radiculopathy, right knee condition, and OSA are remanded due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeal regarding an increased rating for his service-connected unspecified anxiety disorder.

The Veteran's major depressive disorder is rated at 100 percent from February 26, 2020. The appeal for TDIU is dismissed as moot due to the award of a 100 percent rating.

The Veteran's bladder disability claim is denied as there is no persuasive evidence of a current disability or causal relationship to service.,Tinnitus has been granted as the Board finds that it first manifested during active service and is related to service.

The Veteran's depressive and anxiety disorders are currently rated at 50 percent, but the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted. The Veteran's lateral scar of the left knee from meniscus repair was rated as noncompensable on September 26, 2024, due to its small size (16.5 square centimeters).

The Veteran's petition to readjudicate the claim for service connection for anxiety based on new and relevant evidence is granted. The claims of entitlement to service connection for TBI are remanded due to a duty to assist error.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's hypertension as secondary to his service-connected psychiatric disability (generalized anxiety disorder with depressive disorder). The decision affirms that the Veteran's current hypertension is aggravated by his service-connected psychiatric condition.

The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been received to warrant readjudication of the previously denied service connection claims for anxiety, depression, back condition, left ankle condition, and left knee condition.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disability due to a prohibited concurrent election, as the Veteran's August 2021 VA Form 10182 was received while his October 2020 supplemental claim remained pending.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically general anxiety disorder, was incurred during his service in the U.S. Army Reserve and is granted service connection.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection have been denied. The Veteran is not entitled to a higher rating for tinnitus or adjustment disorder with depressed mood, generalized anxiety disorder, and insomnia disorder due to the current schedular ratings being appropriate. Service connection has also been denied for pseudofolliculitis barbae, acne, constipation, muscle breakdown, cervical spine strain, lumbar spine strain, right hand/finger disorder, left hand/finger disorder, right knee disorder, left knee disorder, migraine headache, residuals of tonsillectomy, and shoulder disorders.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for Major Depressive Disorder and Generalized Anxiety Disorder as secondary to his service-connected tinnitus.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development regarding the service connection claims for adjustment disorder, causalgia, and a gynecological disability. The rating for adjustment disorder remains denied.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood. The claim of service connection for neck disability is remanded.