Anxiety Board decisions

The Veteran's TDIU claim was reopened due to the submission of new evidence. A grant of TDIU is granted effective June 10, 2015.,A rating in excess of 10 percent for right knee strain with degenerative arthritis is denied.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, as secondary to his service-connected disabilities, should be remanded due to insufficient opinions regarding whether his weight gain and obesity are caused or aggravated by his service-connected conditions.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hepatitis C, liver damage, B-cell lymphoma cancer, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to inadequate medical opinions regarding their etiology. The claims are inextricably intertwined with the claim for service connection for hepatitis C.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder is rated at 100 percent disabling, effective from the date of the decision. Special monthly compensation and SMC are granted starting July 26, 2013. The TDIU issue is moot as a result.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and opinion regarding service connection for various conditions, including a right shoulder disability, bilateral hearing loss, cervical spine disability, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The Veteran's claims are not currently granted as there is no evidence of a nexus between his current disabilities and his military service.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher than 70 percent rating for PTSD (also claimed as anxiety with insomnia) has been dismissed because the Veteran withdrew his request for a hearing and his appeal.

The Veteran's asthma was rated at 30 percent from February 11, 2019. He also received a grant for TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient rationale in the VA examiners' opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's generalized anxiety disorder and his service-connected primary insomnia.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including adjustment disorder with anxiety. The evidence does not support a finding that his current condition began during or is otherwise related to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an unspecified anxiety disorder is granted. The Board also remanded the issues of entitlement to a compensable rating for service-connected bilateral shin splints, service connection for a bilateral shoulder condition, and service connection for a bilateral hip condition.

The Veteran's current anxiety disorder is proximately due to, or the result of, his adjudicated service-connected disabilities. Service connection for an anxiety disorder as secondary to his service-connected disabilities has been granted.

The Veteran's claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depression, anxiety disorder and PTSD-like symptoms was granted with an effective date of September 22, 2009. The Veteran also received a grant of TDIU (Total Disability Rating Based on Unemployability) with the same effective date.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, lower back disorder, left knee disorder, right knee disorder, and acquired psychiatric disorder due to insufficient evidence from previous VA examinations. The case will be returned for further review.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including generalized anxiety disorder and major depressive disorder. The issues are being remanded due to obesity caused or aggravated by service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings and TDIU prior to August 25, 2020 was denied as his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating or TDIU.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, including anxiety and insomnia. The case is remanded to obtain medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions and their relationship to service, as well as whether cirrhosis of the liver and hypertension are related to service-connected conditions or herbicide exposure.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected cervical spine disability, effective February 4, 2009.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for a recurrent left knee disability, nasal disability, and psychiatric disability due to additional relevant VA examination and clinical documentation being incorporated into the record.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and an acquired psychiatric disorder (adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depression, depressive disorder, and agoraphobia) based on in-service noise exposure and symptoms that have persisted since service separation.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for various service-connected disabilities, including anxiety disorder with PTSD and alcohol use disorder, was denied. The right shoulder, left shoulder, right hip, left hip, right knee, and left knee disabilities were all denied secondary to the primary disability of anxiety disorder with PTSD and alcohol use disorder. Service connection for a skin disorder other than lipoma and soft tissue sarcoma (currently diagnosed as actinic keratoses) was also denied.