Anxiety Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development and examination, including obtaining a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of Parkinson's Disease and any psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for his unspecified anxiety disorder is dismissed due to the death of the appellant during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinions regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected disabilities caused or aggravated his obesity, which in turn may have contributed to his sleep apnea.

The Board has remanded this case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, depression, and anxiety. The VA examiner failed to consider the full history of the Veteran's mental health conditions and provide adequate rationales for their opinions.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection and TDIU due to inadequacy of previous VA examinations. The Veteran's psychiatric disorders are being evaluated again, with a focus on their onset during service or relation to service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence and need for a VA examination. The Veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression, anxiety, PTSD, and cannabis use disorder, is being returned to the RO for further development.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, specifically depression and anxiety. The AOJ is required to obtain VA and Vet Center treatment records for the relevant periods.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder is rated at a 50% disability rating, but the Board has granted an increased rating to 70% for this period prior to August 18, 2022.

The Veteran's right knee osteoarthritis has been granted service connection. The Board also remanded the claims for degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, left hip replacement, and right hip replacement due to incomplete records.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD and adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, are granted as they are found to be related to his active service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a separate and distinct diagnosis of anxiety. The claims for service connection for blurred vision, cephalgia (headaches), chronic sinusitis, and Osgood-Schlatter Disease, left knee are REMANDED as additional development is needed to address whether these conditions are related to service-connected disabilities or other factors.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and examination to determine if the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, anxiety disorder, and major depressive disorder, are related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU due to outstanding VA treatment records, SSA records, and retrospective opinions regarding his back condition.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, dysthymia, generalized anxiety disorder, and panic disorder with agoraphobia, is granted as service connected due to credible supporting evidence of an in-service stressor.

The Veteran's effective dates for service connection have been determined, and no earlier effective dates are granted.,The Veteran's sleep apnea claim is remanded as further medical opinion is needed to determine if it is related to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's PTSD with anxiety disorder and depressive disorder is rated at 70 percent from September 7, 2011. The right ring finger disability is rated at 10 percent since September 13, 2011. The right little finger disability is denied as it does not meet the criteria for amputation with metacarpal resection. The left foot pes planus is rated at 10 percent from February 1, 2010 to May 17, 2016 and at 20 percent thereafter. The back disability is denied as it does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety disorder, and substance abuse disorder. The condition is presumed to have existed prior to service entrance but was aggravated by military service.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for a respiratory disorder, headaches, depression and anxiety, bilateral foot disability, lower back condition, and bilateral ankle disability due to inadequacies in the VA examination reports.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and service connection have been dismissed due to his death.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a generalized anxiety with recurrent moderate major depressive disorder and unspecified neurocognitive disorder (claimed exacerbation of anxiety disorder) as this condition was aggravated by service, despite it pre-existing prior to entry into active duty.