Anxiety Board decisions

The Veteran's service connection claims for headaches, bilateral hearing loss, and psychiatric disability (including PTSD, anxiety, and depression) are being remanded due to the need for additional examination and opinion.

The Veteran's appeal to increase his rating for PTSD with anxiety disorder NOS is being remanded due to the failure of a scheduled VA examination. The Board will schedule another VA examination to evaluate the current severity of his service-connected condition.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder prior to November 28, 2018 did not result in occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency.,Beginning November 28, 2018, the Veteran's anxiety disorder resulted in occupational and social impairment, but did not meet criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection and secondary service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there is no evidence to support a direct or secondary link between his current psychiatric conditions and his military service.

The Veteran's initial 30% rating for generalized anxiety disorder prior to July 17, 2019 is increased to a 50% rating.

The Veteran's child, M.P., was recognized as a helpless child due to his disabilities that rendered him incapable of self-support prior to the age of 18.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a seizure disorder was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a current diagnosis of a seizure disorder. For TDIU, the Veteran is granted as his service-connected disabilities preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment. SMC based upon need for aid and attendance or being housebound remains pending due to lack of recent VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service treatment records and military personnel records, which are needed to verify the Veteran's military circumstances and provide a complete picture of his mental health during service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's psychiatric conditions, specifically PTSD and Adjustment Disorder with Anxiety. The Veteran needs a new examination to determine if these conditions are related to his service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, has been remanded due to new evidence received since the November 2002 rating decision.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea secondary to his acquired psychiatric disability, a sinus disability, and vision loss have also been remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate development of evidence regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed psychiatric disorders, including PTSD and anxiety disorder.

The appeal of a service connection claim for albuminuria is dismissed. The service connection claims for insomnia, tinnitus, anemia, hypertension, diabetes mellitus (diabetes), bilateral knee disability, bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, obstructive sleep apnea, gastrointestinal reflux disease (GERD), plantar fasciitis, acquired psychiatric disability, female sexual arousal disorder, and tinea pedis are referred back to the Regional Office for appropriate development and adjudication.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (anxiety disorder) and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), both found to be related to the Veteran's active duty service. The GERD is also considered secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus type two.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder, which was initially rated at 30% and later increased to 50%, rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment throughout the appeal period. The Board granted a TDIU rating from June 25, 2009.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disabilities, including GAD, panic disorder, and mood disorder, are related to his active service at Camp Lejeune. As such, the claim for service connection is granted.

The Board has granted service connection for unspecified depressive and anxiety disorders as secondary to traumatic brain injury, but denied service connection for somatization disorder.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating are being remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records, an examination of his lumbar spine disability, a new examination of his left knee condition, and an addendum opinion regarding his acquired psychiatric disorder. The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, sleep apnea, and an acquired psychiatric disorder will also be remanded.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than November 30, 2015 for the grant of service connection for generalized anxiety disorder was denied as there was no communication or action from the Veteran within a year after he received the July 2008 rating decision denying his PTSD claim.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for Personality Disorder and Acquired Psychiatric Disorder due to new theories of entitlement, including aggravation by service-connected conditions.