Anxiety Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral wrist condition, lumbar spine condition, right ankle condition, and acquired psychiatric disorder (including depression, anxiety, PTSD and insomnia) due to incomplete service records and inadequate nexus opinions.

The Veteran's neurobehavioral disorders, including ADHD, bipolar disorder, OCD, depression, anxiety, and insomnia, are not service-connected due to lack of evidence linking them to her exposure at Camp Lejeune. Her cardiac disability and skin disabilities remain denied.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD should be remanded due to insufficient medical evidence and a need for a VA examination.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including unspecified anxiety disorder, unspecified mood disorder, ADHD, and insomnia, as well as his allergies, to include allergy induced asthma, are all granted service connection. The conditions were presumed to have existed prior to service.

The Board has dismissed all appeals related to various conditions, including PTSD, anxiety disorder, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, left knee condition, and muscle tear of the left arm. The appellant withdrew his appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim to reopen her service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, anxiety, and unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder. The Board found that there is at least equipoise evidence in favor of a finding that these conditions are related to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's anxiety disorder is related to his service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and service connection have been denied.,Her claims for initial compensable ratings and TDIU/SMC are being remanded.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss is remanded due to the need for additional VA opinions regarding his claimed anxiety and mental health symptoms related to his hearing loss.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating of 100% for his psychotic disorder, anxiety disorder, and major depressive disorder was granted. The issue of service connection for PTSD has been withdrawn. Service connection for tinnitus and lumbar spine disability is remanded.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of her acquired psychiatric disorders, including major depressive disorder and anxiety. The RO must obtain all outstanding mental health service treatment records from Tripler Medical Center and provide a VA examination to determine if any currently-diagnosed acquired psychiatric disorders are related to service or caused by her service-connected TBI.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection have been denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for higher disability ratings or service connection based on his symptoms.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development to obtain missing VA treatment records and for a new examination to determine if the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is related to service.

The Veteran's PTSD with TBI was rated at 50 percent prior to October 7, 2021 and granted a 70 percent rating thereafter. The Veteran also received a grant of TDIU effective September 2, 2020.,PTSD symptoms included anxiety, suspiciousness, chronic sleep impairment, mild memory loss, flattened affect, disturbances of motivation and mood.

The Veteran's petition to reopen his service connection claim for PTSD is granted. The Board has also remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claims of service connection for Depression and Anxiety.

The Veteran's service connection claims for an acquired psychiatric disability, right leg pain, a right knee disability, a mid and low back disability, diabetes mellitus, bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, and bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy have all been denied.,There is no evidence of any diagnosed psychiatric condition during or within one year after service discharge. The Veteran's current diagnoses are not related to his military service.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including panic disorder with agoraphobia and depressive disorder, is granted. The Board found that her current psychiatric condition is attributable to her military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including anxiety and/or PTSD) due to outstanding private treatment records and a VA examination.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, residuals of bladder cancer, and erectile dysfunction is dismissed.,A total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities is granted from January 8, 2019. The Veteran's GERD claim remains pending.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are being remanded due to the need to locate the curricula vitae of the VA examiners who performed the examinations in May 2021 and August 2021.