Anxiety Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for fibromyalgia and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including depression, anxiety, and chronic pain syndrome) due to incomplete examination findings and lack of consideration of relevant medical evidence.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for various conditions, including PTSD, depression, anxiety, a low back condition, a left leg condition, a heart condition, an eye disorder, diabetes mellitus, and sleep apnea. The VA is required to obtain medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for right ear hearing loss, obstructive sleep apnea, and an increased rating for his acquired psychiatric disorder. The case is also remanded for a TDIU determination.,The Board has also remanded the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU).,The Veteran's claims are being remanded for further development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling examinations. The case will be readjudicated after all development is completed.,The Board has also remanded the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU).

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety, depression, and anorexia is being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and development of records.

The Veteran's claim for a TDIU is remanded due to the need for updated VA treatment records and a combined effects opinion on his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case for a higher rating for adjustment disorder with depression, anxiety, and somatic symptom disorder. The Veteran's condition continues to cause significant impairment in work and social functioning.

The Board denied service connection for psychiatric disorder, pneumonia, asthma (secondary to pneumonia), back disability, and tonsillitis. The evidence did not support a current diagnosis of any of these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for migraine headaches and a psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as major depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, and adjustment disorder.,Service connection is established for these conditions based on continuity of symptomatology since service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board finds that a TDIU is not warranted.

The Veteran's MDD and anxiety disorder are found to be the result of his service-connected tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, thus granting service connection for these conditions on a secondary basis.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete verification of the Veteran's claimed stressors. The Veteran is seeking service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, including PTSD, anxiety, insomnia, and depression. Further development is needed to verify these stressors.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety disorder, and major depressive disorder, has been granted. The Board found that the evidence is at least as likely as not related to his active service.

The Veteran's service connection claim for a sleep disorder is granted, but the claim for an anxiety disorder is denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, depression, anxiety, alcohol abuse disorder, and cannabis abuse disorder are remanded due to insufficient evidence to resolve the claims. A VA examination is needed to determine if these conditions are related to service or any service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and anxiety disorder, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between his current psychiatric conditions and his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for further examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's psychiatric disabilities, including PTSD.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression and anxiety, is granted as secondary to his service-connected cervical spine disability. The Veteran's PTSD claim remains pending due to lack of verification of stressors.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for sleep apnea and TDIU due to concerns with the examination provided in March 2020. The examiner is asked to provide a new opinion addressing causation and aggravation.

The Board has granted service connection for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) due to in-service stressors, including being trapped in the hull of a ship surrounded by ammunition at dangerous temperatures and serving aboard a ship during a typhoon. The Veteran's post-service psychiatric treatment records support this finding.

The Veteran's left lower extremity radiculopathy is granted as secondary to his service-connected lumbar spine disability. The effective date for a 20% rating for right lower extremity radiculopathy is set at July 21, 2016. Effective August 30, 2017, the Veteran received increased ratings of 40% for residuals of TBI and 70% for unspecified anxiety disorder.