Anxiety Board decisions

The Veteran's eligibility for benefits under the PCAFC is remanded due to a legal error in the initial decision, specifically related to the interpretation of 'need for supervision, protection or instruction' as defined by 38 C.F.R. § 71.15.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient examination rationale and incomplete medical history. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including anxiety, depression, and PTSD, need to be evaluated for their onset in service or as a result of service.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disability, specifically PTSD, is being remanded due to the receipt of new evidence since the October 2007 rating decision. The new evidence includes mental health treatment records indicating anxiety and experiences related to in-service stressors.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional development, including verifying periods of active duty and obtaining medical records. The appellant's service connection claim is being reviewed as a direct service connection issue.

The appeal for service connection for a thyroid disorder is dismissed. Service connection for sinusitis, migraine headaches, and left knee disability are granted on a presumptive basis due to exposure to burn pits during service. The psychiatric disorder claim is remanded as it involves secondary service connection.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient examination regarding the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorders, including depression. The examiner was asked to address all diagnoses since the Veteran first submitted a claim for a mental health disorder in November 2014 and consider his lay statements about symptoms during service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left knee disorder and an acquired psychiatric condition due to issues with obtaining medical opinions.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional medical records.

The Veteran's psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as an unspecified anxiety disorder, is granted service connection. The Board also found that the Veteran had other disabilities remanded for further development.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder was initially rated at 10 percent prior to December 18, 2017. The Board denied a higher initial rating of 30 percent for the condition. For the entire period on appeal, the Veteran had a combined rating of at least 70 percent with one disability or disabilities combinable at least 40 percent, meeting schedular criteria for TDIU. The decision also granted TDIU.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and anxiety disorder, as well as erectile dysfunction. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders are related to his in-service sexual harassment experiences. His erectile dysfunction is linked to his service-connected psychiatric conditions.

The Veteran's service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder (depression and anxiety) is granted. Service connection for eye condition as secondary to diabetes mellitus is denied, and the claim for finding of total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is also denied.

An increased rating in excess of 50 percent for the service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder from September 20, 2012 to September 15, 2016 has been denied.,An increased rating of 70 percent for the service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder from September 15, 2016 to May 4, 2021 has been granted.

The Board has denied service connection for a low back disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, and anxiety. The Board found no evidence of a nexus between the claimed conditions and service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Allergic Rhinitis due to additional development being necessary.

The Veteran's service connection claim for chronic sinusitis was granted. However, his claims for acquired psychiatric disabilities were dismissed as the benefit sought has been granted and there remains no justiciable case or controversy with respect to this claim.

The Veteran's application to reopen his claims for service connection for generalized anxiety disorder and major depressive disorder was granted.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a lung disability was also granted.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render her unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board denied entitlement to a TDIU on an extraschedular basis.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inextricably intertwined issues. The Veteran is seeking service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and Generalized Anxiety Disorder, as well as a skin disorder of the back.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral hearing loss, lumbar spine disability, adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, and tinnitus, prevent him from obtaining or maintaining gainful employment as of August 12, 2021.