Anxiety Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA examination, and a new one is needed to assess the current severity of the Veteran's anxiety and depression.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating in excess of 70 percent for his service-connected anxiety disorder has been dismissed because the Veteran withdrew his appeals through his representative.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current PTSD is not related to his military service and denied service connection for PTSD. The issues of service connection for Anxiety condition, Major Depression, Sleep Disturbances, and Drug Abuse are remanded due to a lack of opinion regarding their relationship to service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for fibromyalgia, vertigo, GERD, headaches, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to inconsistencies in previous opinions and lack of substantial compliance with prior remand directives.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to the need for a VA medical opinion regarding the cumulative effect of his service-connected disabilities on his employability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, left knee instability, right knee instability, and right knee scar were denied. The effective dates for the separate grants of service connection for these conditions are also denied.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for acquired psychiatric disabilities, erectile dysfunction as secondary to an acquired psychiatric disability, cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, sciatica, and bilateral hip disability due to inadequate medical opinions and the need for further development.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for hemorrhoids and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to outstanding VA treatment records and the need for additional medical opinions.

Service connection for tinnitus is granted. Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including a depressive disorder, anxiety, and insomnia) is remanded. Service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to an acquired psychiatric disorder is also remanded.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is remanded due to the need for additional evidence and examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including personality disorder, depression, bipolar disorder, and Generalized Anxiety Disorder. The claim is now re-characterized to include these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional VA and private treatment records regarding the Veteran's psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's pituitary disability is remanded for further evaluation, and her secondary psychiatric disability and TDIU claims are also remanded.

The Veteran's neurobehavioral disorder, including ADHD, bipolar disorder, OCD, depression, anxiety, and insomnia, is granted as service connected due to presumed exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. Her cardiac disability, including tachycardia and arrhythmias, is also granted as service connected based on the same exposure.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to new evidence being added to the record, including records from the Veteran's 1968 hospitalization following a fall in the shower. The VA is instructed to obtain additional treatment records and schedule an examination to determine if any acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, anxiety, or depression are related to service.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to ensure compliance with previous remand directives and proper development for the Veteran's claims.

Service connection for IBS is granted, while service connection for PTSD and Personality Disorder is denied. The Veteran's anxiety disorder with depression and bipolar disorder remains at a 70% rating.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to the Veteran's failure to report for VA examinations. The issues of entitlement to higher ratings for generalized anxiety disorder and headaches, as well as TDIU prior to June 25, 2018, are now pending.

The Veteran's petition to reopen her claims for service connection for insomnia, bilateral pes planus, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including schizophrenia and anxiety), and thoracolumbar spine condition is granted.,An earlier effective date of May 2, 2016, but no earlier, for a disability rating of 20 percent for neuropathy of the left hand fourth webspace is granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including depressive disorder, panic disorder with agoraphobia, and generalized anxiety disorder, are causally related to his service. As a result, the claim for service connection is granted.