Anxiety Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and additional development is needed.

Your appeal for service connection for a psychiatric disorder has been dismissed as the claim was fully granted in a May 2022 rating decision.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50% prior to January 24, 2018, and a separate 10% rating for left lower extremity radiculopathy was granted. The Veteran's service-connected conditions have not been established or denied.

The Veteran's adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood is rated at 70 percent, effective February 18, 2022. The Board has remanded the issues of increased disability ratings for bilateral pes planus and service connection for headaches.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a mixed personality disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than service-connected other specified anxiety disorder. The evidence does not support the presence of any additional psychiatric disorders superimposed over a personality disorder.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, anxiety disorder, and ADHD, are granted as service connected. The secondary claim for alcohol, opioid, and stimulant use disorders is remanded.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and consideration, including attempts to verify the Veteran's claimed service in support of combat operations during Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm.

The Veteran's son, D.D., was not found to be permanently incapable of self-support prior to turning 18 years old. Therefore, the claim for recognition as a helpless child is denied.

The Veteran's claims for a compensable disability rating for unspecified anxiety disorder and service connection for syncopal episodes of unknown etiology are being remanded due to the addition of new evidence since previous decisions.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder prior to December 16, 2019 was rated at 50 percent due to occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity. From December 16, 2019, the rating increased to 70 percent based on more severe symptoms.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient verification of in-service stressor events and a need for further examination. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, anxiety, and depression, are being reviewed on their merits.

The Board granted an increased rating of 70 percent for PTSD with bipolar disorder and anxiety disorder with agoraphobia from November 15, 2011. The Veteran also received a TDIU effective from the same date.

The Veteran's claim for a back disability was reopened and granted effective August 21, 2018.,Service connection for GAD secondary to the Veteran's back disability is granted effective March 29, 2018. The issue of service connection for a headache disability remains pending.

The Board has dismissed all service connection claims for various conditions as the appellant died during the appeal process.

The Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 10 percent for lumbar spine strain was dismissed, and the appeal for TDIU was granted. The effective date is not specified.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, currently diagnosed as anxiety and agoraphobia, and left ear hearing loss. The decision is based on the Veteran's in-service exposure to noise and his current symptoms.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and alcohol abuse disorder, finding that there is no evidence to support the contention that these conditions began during or are related to his military service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's requests to reopen his previously denied claims for bilateral knee disability, left eye disability (to include residuals from corneal abrasion), and psychiatric disorder. The appeals for service connection for headaches, a bilateral hip disability as secondary to bilateral knee disability, digestive disability, and tinnitus are remanded.

The Board has remanded the cases due to incomplete records and requests for additional information.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and incomplete record. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including an unspecified anxiety disorder, is related to service stressors.