Anxiety Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an effective date prior to January 1, 2020 for adding a dependency allowance for her spouse due to lack of evidence showing actual receipt of notice regarding her marriage.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an effective date prior to January 1, 2020 for adding a dependency allowance for her spouse due to lack of evidence showing actual receipt of notice regarding her marriage.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for depression and anxiety have been dismissed.,The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a back disability has been remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for psychiatric conditions, other than PTSD, to include sociopathic personality disorder and anxiety due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Veteran's PTSD with panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and depressive disorder is currently rated at 50 percent disabling. The appeal for a higher disability evaluation remains before the Board. The TDIU claim is also remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's dementia NOS and generalized anxiety disorder are related to service.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as generalized anxiety disorder with co-existing depression. The evidence is at least in equipoise that the Veteran's psychiatric disorder first manifested during service and was incurred therein.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, finding that there was no evidence to support a diagnosis of PTSD or any other psychiatric condition related to his military service.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically anxiety disorder NOS with PTSD features, is related to service and has been granted.

The Veteran's left knee disability, sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, asthma, and insomnia are all granted as secondary to service-connected conditions. The claim for anxiety disorder is denied due to lack of evidence linking it to service or pain from service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case for further examination and opinion regarding any psychiatric disability, including anxiety. The Veteran's claims for service connection for a sleep disorder and tension headaches remain under review.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal at this time.

The Board has granted service connection for anxiety disorder as secondary to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The claims for right and left knee disabilities, and sleep disorder are remanded due to incomplete VA examinations.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than schizophrenia and PTSD, finding that his personality disorders pre-existed active service and were not aggravated by such service.

The Veteran's service-connection claim for bipolar disorder was reopened, and the Board found that her acquired psychiatric disability began during active service. The decision grants service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's DDD of the lumbar spine is not service-connected as it did not start during service and is not related to his bilateral foot disability.,Major depressive disorder has been established as a result of military service.

The Board dismissed the appeals for generalized anxiety disorder, PTSD, and hypertension as they are no longer relevant due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's current acquired psychiatric disorder is not related to his service, and the Board denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, unspecified anxiety disorder, and depression have been granted based on the confirmed stressor events during his deployment in Iraq and Kuwait.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for various conditions, including right and left leg conditions, neuropathy, an acquired psychiatric disorder (depression and anxiety), hypertension, and a heart condition. The VA is directed to obtain medical records from the South Carolina Department of Corrections and schedule the Veteran for VA examinations to address the nature and etiology of his claimed disabilities.