Anxiety Board decisions

The Veteran's anxiety disorder resulted in serious impairment in the ability to establish and maintain effective or favorable relationships with people, and pronounced impairment in the ability to obtain or retain employment from August 15, 1972 through June 30, 1975. From July 1, 1975 through June 28, 2006, the Veteran's anxiety disorder resulted in no more than definite impairment in the ability to establish or maintain effective or wholesome relationships with people.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of notification for a VA examination, and will schedule one in order to assess the Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment since April 30, 2004. A total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is granted effective from that date.

The Veteran's PTSD and adjustment disorder with anxiety are granted service connection, as is his tachycardia secondary to the adjustment disorder. However, hypertension is denied as secondary to the adjustment disorder.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD with anxiety and depressed mood, is rated at 50 percent. The Board found that a higher rating was not warranted.,The Veteran’s TDIU claim has been remanded due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to concerns about the credibility of a private medical opinion and the need for further examination.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to issues with his sleep disorder, headaches, and psychiatric condition. The appeals are intertwined as they all relate to conditions that were not definitively resolved during previous reviews.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection and rating determinations related to various conditions, including left ear hearing loss disability, prostate cancer, an acquired psychiatric disorder, lumbar spine degenerative joint disease (DDD)/degenerative disc disease (DDD), and left lower extremity radiculopathy. The decision is due to the death of the Veteran.

The Veteran's PTSD with depressive disorder and anxiety disorder were granted an initial 70 percent disability rating, which is the maximum available under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders. The evidence did not show total occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's appeal regarding the timeliness of his substantive appeal is granted, and the underlying claim for service connection is reinstated.

The Board dismissed the appeal because it is not a case or controversy within the AMA appeal system and there are no remaining issues to be decided.

The Veteran's hypertension and unspecified anxiety disorder have been granted with a rating of 10%, but his lumbar spine disability and deviated nasal septum remain denied.

The Board previously denied a TDIU due to the Veteran's service-connected adjustment disorder with anxiety, depressed mood and bruxism. The Court has now remanded the case for further development considering new evidence that suggests the Veteran is unable to maintain employment.

The Veteran's heart disease with heart attack and anxiety and depressive disorder were denied. The claim for an increased rating for the service-connected anxiety and depressive disorder was granted, but only effective from May 18, 2016.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to further development being required, including obtaining comprehensive medical examinations and opinions.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically unspecified anxiety disorder, is found to be related to his military service and granted for service connection.

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection. The cases for bilateral hearing loss, an acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD, adjustment disorder, anxiety, and depression, and sleep apnea are remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete medical records and need for further examination. The issues include right hip disability, related knee and ankle conditions, depression and anxiety secondary to the hip condition, and IBS secondary to the hip condition.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder is rated at 70 percent, and his service-connected neurogenic bladder disability, GERD, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy are all granted.