Anxiety Board decisions

Service connection for hypertension is granted based on the PACT Act, and service connection for seminoma in the right testicle is denied. The appeal for an increased disability rating for tinnitus is dismissed.

The Veteran's PTSD with GAD and MDD is granted as service connected, while his facial paralysis with nerve damage to the left ear remains denied due to willful misconduct.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, back disability, and bilateral knee disability due to outstanding records and inadequate examination reports.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and incomplete medical records, requiring further evaluation of the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, unspecified depressive disorder and unspecified anxiety disorder with insomnia, is granted as service connected. OSA and bilateral PLMS are also granted as service-connected.

The Board has withdrawn the appeal of service connection for a prostate disability and has remanded several other issues related to various disabilities, including cervical spine, lumbar spine, shoulder, hip, knee, ankle, foot, upper extremity, lower extremity neuropathies, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The Veteran's claims are now pending again with the RO.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is dismissed for the period from December 26, 2012, to December 29, 2014. The case is remanded for further consideration of his TDIU claim during the interim period from December 29, 2014, to January 4, 2022.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and tinnitus due to inconsistencies in previous examinations and insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD with anxiety and depression and insomnia, is granted as service-connected. For the period prior to July 20, 2018, his right knee patellofemoral arthritis is rated at 10 percent.

The Board has found that the Veteran's psychiatric disorder, including depressive and anxiety disorders, was not properly notified of a scheduled examination. Another remand is necessary to schedule a telephone or file review examination for her psychiatric condition.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development and medical opinions regarding his mental health conditions during service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions and missing records. The Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder is being reviewed again with a new VA examination.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions and missing examination records. The issues include an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and tinnitus.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his generalized anxiety disorder and gastroesophageal reflux disease, have rendered him unable to work since the day after he was discharged from active service in March 2010. The Board has granted a TDIU effective March 8, 2010.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of bilateral hearing loss, an acquired psychiatric disability (PTSD, generalized anxiety disorder, OCD with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder), a right knee disability, tinnitus, and neurological conditions affecting the legs and feet are all granted. The claim for service connection of low back disability is denied.

The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as anxiety), and the Board has dismissed the appeal.

The Board has determined that further development is necessary before the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired mental health disorder can be adjudicated. The case is REMANDED for a VA examination to address whether the Veteran's current diagnoses of anxiety disorder and bipolar disorder are superimposed on his preexisting personality disorder during active service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings have been dismissed. The Board has not made a decision on the remaining issues due to their complexity.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD is related to his military service, and therefore grants service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, anxiety disorder, and depressive disorder due to MST has been reopened. The case is remanded for a VA examination to determine the relationship between her current psychiatric disorders and military service. Her claim for a scalp condition is also remanded.