Anxiety Board decisions

The Veteran was granted a TDIU for the period from August 27, 2013 to January 26, 2016 and from March 1, 2016 to October 28, 2025 due to service-connected disabilities that rendered him unable to maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Board has granted service connection for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and denied service connection for Adjustment Disorder with Mixed Anxiety and Depressed Mood. The PTSD is related to a verified in-service stressor.

The Veteran's dermatitis and eczema (claimed as psoriasis), right hip strain with degenerative arthritis, left hip strain with degenerative arthritis, stress fractures of the legs, generalized anxiety disorder, and hypertension are all granted. The Board found that these conditions were not incurred or aggravated by service.

The appeal regarding earlier effective dates for the awards of service connection for LLE femoral radiculopathy and RLE femoral radiculopathy is dismissed. The claim for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for unspecified anxiety disorder is denied.

The Veteran's claim for an initial rating higher than 30 percent for adjustment disorder with anxiety has been granted, and he is now rated at 50 percent effective January 29, 2024.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder with alcohol use disorder is granted an initial rating of 50 percent, but no higher. The left knee disability appeal is remanded for further review.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and an acquired psychiatric disability. The remaining claims of service connection for various disabilities are remanded due to procedural errors.

Service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus is denied as the Veteran did not have these conditions within one year of separation from service.,Service connection for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is granted based on a finding that it is related to military service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically anxiety and depression, as secondary to his service-connected back condition. The persuasive weight of the evidence supports this finding.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for anxiety, back pain, depression, hernia, left foot pain, right foot pain, and bilateral hearing loss have been dismissed due to the untimely filing of the Notice of Disagreement.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for dizziness, high blood pressure, sensitive testicles, sleep apnea, and tinnitus have also been dismissed due to the untimely filing of the Notice of Disagreement.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 100% disability rating for service-connected unspecified anxiety disorder was denied. The Board found that the criteria for such a rating were not met prior to December 29, 2020.

The appeal seeking revision of the October 2005 rating decision that denied entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disability is denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to incomplete records and a need to obtain additional medical evidence. The Veteran's claims will be reconsidered with all relevant records considered.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD, anxiety, and depression) as there was no competent medical evidence linking his current diagnoses to his military service.

The Veteran's PTSD, GAD, insomnia, and OCD are granted service connection. Service connection for ASD and ADHD is denied.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a need for additional medical examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's headaches, including their relationship to his service-connected spine disability and PTSD.

The Veteran's depression is rated at a 70 percent disability rating, effective from the date of this decision.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's generalized anxiety disorder was incurred during his active service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for vision loss and an increased rating for tinnitus have been dismissed due to the withdrawal of the appeal by the Veteran's representative.

The Veteran's claim for an initial rating higher than 70 percent for his service-connected anxiety disorder and depressive disorder was denied, as were his claims for an earlier effective date. The Board found that the severity of his symptoms did not warrant a higher disability rating.