Anxiety Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining additional medical opinions and providing the Veteran's attorney with copies of the examiners' resumes/curricula vitae.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder, subsyndromal posttraumatic stress was granted an initial disability rating of 50 percent from October 21, 2019 to December 8, 2021. The appeal is resolved in the Veteran's favor.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD has been reopened, and the Board has ordered a remand to obtain authorization for VA outpatient treatment records from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans and to schedule a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and TDIU due to disagreement over the diagnosed disabilities and whether they pre-existed service. The Veteran's psychiatric conditions, including PTSD, are being evaluated further.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety and depression. The VA needs to obtain more recent treatment records and schedule a new examination for a determination of the current nature and etiology of any such disorders.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is remanded due to the need for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any diagnosed conditions.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection for anxiety disorder, depressive disorder, and PTSD are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations.

The Veteran's anxiety and panic attacks are claimed as a result of his participation in the VA Vocational Rehabilitation program. The Board has determined that an adequate medical opinion is needed to address whether these conditions were proximately caused by his participation in the vocational rehabilitation program.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for a VA examination or addendum opinion regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need to corroborate all of the Veteran's claimed in-service stressors and obtain a medical opinion regarding the etiology of his acquired psychiatric disorders.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further development. The issues include her claimed acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) and bilateral flatfeet.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased disability evaluations and a TDIU due to incomplete examinations, lack of medical records, and need for additional assessments.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and assigned a 70 percent rating, effective September 8, 2009. The decision also grants an earlier effective date of September 8, 2009, but no earlier.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinions regarding whether VA's care during the August 4, 2015 procedure caused or aggravated any current physical and psychiatric residuals. The Veteran is seeking compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for additional disabilities resulting from a back abscess removal.

The Board has remanded the cases for further action due to issues related to the appellant's discharge and service connection claims. The specific issue of whether his character of discharge constitutes a bar to VA compensation benefits is also being addressed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to December 23, 1991, for his TDIU and service connection for anxiety disorder. The decision found that no new or material evidence was submitted within a year of the July 1973 rating decision denying TDIU, making it final. Additionally, the Board determined that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for an earlier effective date due to lack of unemployability prior to December 23, 1991.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals regarding increased disability ratings for major depressive disorder and unspecified anxiety disorder, as well as an effective date for a low back disability rating. The Board dismissed these claims due to the withdrawal.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient compliance with a previous remand directive. Additional development is needed, including obtaining an addendum opinion from a VA examiner regarding the nature and etiology of all diagnosed acquired psychiatric disorders.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically anxiety-depressive disorder, as there was no evidence of a direct in-service incurrence or aggravation.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his bilateral knee conditions and mental health issues, rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment prior to July 2, 2015.