Anxiety Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and TDIU due to insufficient development and medical opinions. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, depressive disorder, anxiety, adjustment disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and schizoaffective disorder, are being evaluated again with a new VA examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for depression has been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The Board has also remanded the case for further development, including obtaining medical opinions on the etiology of his acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow gainful employment from July 29, 2014 to March 5, 2020. The Board granted a TDIU for this period.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient opinions regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Veteran's private treatment records from rehab programs in Branson and Salem, Missouri need to be obtained, as well as VA treatment records since 2015.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety disorder and other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder (not PTSD), due to the Veteran's Korean War service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Hypertension, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Anxiety, Depression, and a Mood Disorder) are remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding their etiology.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for PTSD and anxiety, and the Board dismissed claims for low back disability, increased ratings for knee disabilities, and a compensable rating for insomnia disorder. The deviated septum claim is remanded.

The Veteran's MDD is granted at a 70 percent rating for the entire appeal period. The criteria for an increased rating for DM are not met, and service connection for hypertension as secondary to DM is granted.

The Board has remanded the case for a new VA opinion to determine if the Veteran's anxiety disorder clearly and unmistakably preexisted service, was aggravated by service, or is related to service.

The Veteran's adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood has been granted a disability rating of 70 percent. The Board also found that the Veteran is entitled to TDIU prior to September 11, 2017.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for sleep apnea, traumatic brain injury, and acquired psychiatric disorder due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their relationship to service-connected conditions.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination. The Veteran's claims of service connection for PTSD, chronic adjustment disorder, bilateral interstitial fibrosis, and hearing loss are being reviewed.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to conflicting evidence and unaddressed diagnoses. The Veteran should be scheduled for a VA psychiatric examination for clarification of the diagnoses and an etiology opinion regarding the claimed psychiatric disorder.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's in-service stressors and for a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) and Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). The issues of service connection for cerebrovascular accident (CVA) and residuals, and dilated cardiomyopathy secondary to viral myocarditis and congestive heart failure are remanded.

The Board has determined that additional development and examination are needed for the issues on appeal due to outstanding private treatment records, worsening symptoms of GERD, and assertions regarding undiagnosed illnesses. The Veteran's claims for service connection will be remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected migraine was granted a rating of 50 percent, but the appeal for an increased rating and TDIU based on this condition is denied. The Veteran also received a grant of TDIU based on his service-connected conditions, with the exception that it must be remanded to determine if he qualifies for extraschedular TDIU.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and Generalized Anxiety Disorder, is currently rated at 30 percent. The Board denied an increased rating as the symptoms do not meet criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's service-connected other specified anxiety disorder with panic attacks has been granted an initial 70 percent evaluation, effective July 2, 2016.