Anxiety Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to their death, and the claims for service connection have not been decided.

The Veteran's service-connected generalized anxiety disorder and unspecified depressive disorder (previously rated as panic disorder with dysthymia) is currently rated at 70 percent, but the Board denied a higher rating due to the symptoms not meeting the criteria for total occupational and social impairment.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and remanded the issue of entitlement to TDIU.

The appeal for service connection for a left wrist disorder is dismissed. The acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as paranoid schizophrenia with exacerbation and schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type, anxiety, and depression, was not shown in service and is not etiologically related to service.

The Veteran's appeals for higher ratings and service connection were dismissed due to the Veteran withdrawing his claims prior to promulgation of a decision.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions and a need for further examination. The Veteran seeks service connection for PTSD, Adjustment Disorder with Mixed Anxiety and Chronic Depression, and whether these conditions are aggravated by his service-connected lumbosacral strain and femoral acetabular impingement syndrome (impairment of right hip).

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, major depressive disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder. The new evidence submitted since the prior denial supports the claim.

Your appeal for an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for your acquired psychiatric disorder is dismissed as the issue has been previously adjudicated.

The Veteran's service-connected adjustment disorder with anxiety is rated at 30 percent, and the Board has denied an increased rating due to the severity of his symptoms not warranting a higher rating.

The Veteran's initial claim for a higher rating for his service-connected psychiatric disability was granted, with an initial 50% rating prior to July 11, 2022, and a 70% rating beginning on that date. The case is remanded due to the need for further development regarding TDIU.

The Veteran's appeal for an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for recurrent depressive disorder with unspecified anxiety disorder is dismissed. The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for his back disability from December 17, 2020, is granted to 40 percent.

The Veteran's current disorders of the right knee, left knee, right hip, low back, and right elbow are related to his active service. The Board has granted service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as PTSD and generalized anxiety disorder, is granted service connection. The issues of service connection for actinic keratosis, basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and seborrheic dermatitis are remanded.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric condition, including Generalized Anxiety Disorder and unspecified anxiety disorder. The decision is based on new evidence submitted by the Veteran that supports a link between his in-service experiences and his current psychiatric conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, adjustment disorder with anxiety and depressed mood, chronic headaches, and sleep apnea due to a lack of current diagnoses of these conditions.

The Veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for anxiety disorder is remanded due to a duty to assist error in the prior examination report.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including major depressive disorder, unspecified depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and alcohol use disorder, are related to his military service. The decision grants service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's service connection for PTSD and Persistent Depressive Disorder is granted, effective from March 5, 2024.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions, including lupus and Sjogren's syndrome, were granted. The rating for Raynaud's disease was restored to a lower level, and the effective dates for TDIU and DEA were established.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error, requiring an addendum medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of any psychiatric disability manifested by anxiety.