Anxiety Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including neck disability, bilateral shoulder and elbow disabilities, wrist disabilities, hip disabilities, carpal tunnel syndrome, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The AOJ is instructed to obtain additional service treatment records from October 1979 to July 2000 and request opinions on the nature and etiology of the Veteran's psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for TDIU because he is substantially and gainfully employed, with a combined rating of 80 percent from September 15, 2011; 90 percent from December 3, 2013; and 100 percent from April 17, 2019. The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unemployable.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinion regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety, and depression. A new VA examination is required.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and consideration of new evidence. The Board will evaluate all claims in light of the updated information.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and evaluations. The issues include back disability, acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, depression, and anxiety), joint disabilities, gout, sleep apnea, and hypertension.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to deficiencies in the examination report and etiology opinions, particularly regarding the Veteran's PTSD diagnosis and the verification of claimed stressors. The Veteran will need further examinations and additional information from him.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for OCD and anxiety disorder has been reopened, but the Board has not made a final determination on whether these conditions are service-connected.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for left knee patellofemoral syndrome and mental health disorders due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran needs a VA examination to determine if his current conditions are related to service.

The Board has granted service connection for Generalized Anxiety Disorder but denied service connection for PTSD. The decision is mixed as it grants one condition and denies another.

The Veteran's PTSD has been granted service connection, and a rating of 70 percent for his psychiatric disability is granted effective December 22, 2016. The Veteran's scars on his feet are rated at 10 percent. However, the Board finds that he cannot secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD, to include anxiety, depression and specific phobia disorder. The decision also addressed eligibility for VA health care benefits under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 17 and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, stomach disability, and heart disability are all found to be secondary to his service-connected lymphoma.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and need for additional medical opinions.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and opinions regarding his low back disability and acquired psychiatric disorder. The VA will provide a new examination to assess the severity of his low back disability, and an addendum opinion on whether he has a currently diagnosed psychiatric disorder related to service or secondary to his service-connected low back disability.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the nature and likely etiology of any current acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder with anxious distress. The Veteran's service records suggest a possible onset during service or related to a back injury.

The Veteran's claim for service connection is being remanded to obtain additional medical opinions regarding his claimed conditions, including whether they are related to his in-service right third toe exostosis and/or any other service-connected condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, lumbar spine disability, and radiculopathy of both lower extremities due to lack of a current diagnosis for PTSD and failure to cooperate with VA examination requests.

The Veteran was granted a TDIU on an extra-schedular basis from January 8, 2016 to April 26, 2016 due to his service-connected disabilities.,The Veteran was also granted a schedular TDIU from April 27, 2016 to February 15, 2022.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is related to service or pre-existed service.

The Board has ordered additional medical opinions due to the VA examination not addressing the Veteran's statements regarding potential causes of his psychiatric condition, including former headaches and in-service feelings of frustration and stress.