Anxiety Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed because her Notice of Disagreement (NOD) did not clearly identify the specific issues she wanted to appeal.

The Board has found that new and relevant evidence was presented to warrant readjudication of the claim for service connection for headaches. The claims for sleep apnea and an acquired psychiatric disorder are also remanded due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 50 percent since January 2017. The Board denied a higher rating, finding that the Veteran’s occupational and social impairment did not warrant a higher rating.

The Board has granted service connection for a psychiatric disability, degenerative arthritis of the spine and lumbar spondylosis, and right knee arthritis. The Veteran's current conditions are found to be related to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for lumbar spine, cervical spine, left shoulder, left knee, right foot disabilities and residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI) to include acquired psychiatric disorder to include anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder and PTSD. The Veteran's current conditions are believed to be related to in-service injuries during airborne training.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there is no evidence of a diagnosed condition in service and insufficient continuity of symptomatology to establish a nexus with service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining an addendum opinion to determine if diagnosed psychiatric disorders are related to service.

The Veteran's major vascular neurocognitive disorder and anxiety were granted initial ratings of 50 percent prior to December 28, 2017.

The Board has granted service connection for adjustment disorder with mixed depression and anxiety, but the other issues related to left ankle and knee disabilities are remanded.

The Veteran's major depressive disorder with social anxiety to include traumatic brain injury with memory loss is currently rated at 50 percent prior to June 18, 2020 and denied for a higher rating since that date.

The Veteran's service-connected unspecified depressive and anxiety disorder has been granted a 100% rating from October 18, 2012 to January 15, 2018. The decision also grants TDIU and SMC benefits.

The Board has determined that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder and migraine headaches are related to his military service, particularly due to stressors experienced during active duty. As such, the claims for these conditions have been granted.

Effective October 4, 2012, a 50 percent rating for anxiety disorder is granted. A 30 percent rating for hypothyroidism is granted. A 10 percent rating for residuals of TBI with intermittent dizziness is granted. A 10 percent rating for pityrosporum folliculitis is granted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for a TDIU prior to August 16, 2012 due to non-compliance with previous directives. The case is now referred to the Director of Compensation Services for an extraschedular determination.

The Board has determined that there was incomplete development of the claim and requires a new VA examination to determine if the Veteran's current psychiatric disorders are related to his military service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss disability and has remanded his claims of service connection for acquired psychiatric disability, CVA residuals, and prostate disorder due to insufficient evidence or conflicting diagnoses.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left eye disability has been reopened and granted.,Service connection is also granted for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including depression and anxiety.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection. The August 1968 rating decision for the laceration scar with residual flexion deformity of the right little finger, external otitis, and anxiety reaction is granted as CUE. The July 1973 reduction in disability rating for the right hand and forearm condition is also granted as CUE.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hypertension and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety, depression, and PTSD. The remand requires additional opinions from VA examiners to address the etiology of these conditions, particularly regarding hypertension and its relation to diabetes.

The Veteran's other specified bipolar disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and PTSD are granted service connection. A higher rating of 70 percent is granted for PTSD. Service connection for COPD, asthma, hypertension, lumbar spine disability, and right arm disability is remanded.