Anxiety Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder, is granted. The right foot pes planus issue is remanded.

The Board has granted the Veteran's motion to revise a March 20, 1972 rating decision that denied service connection for anxiety neurosis with tension headaches. The correct facts at the time of the March 1972 decision showed that there were documented reports of nervousness on active duty and continuity of those symptoms in post-service years, leading to an award of service connection.

Your claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability has been fully granted as you were already awarded it in the April 2018 rating decision.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection of bilateral hearing loss, GERD, right knee disability, left knee disability, and elevated cholesterol. The remaining issues were remanded.,The Board denied service connection for a right foot disability, left foot disability, right lower extremity circulatory disability, left lower extremity circulatory disability, and low back disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent and 50 percent for service-connected psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD with anxiety disorder. The case is also remanded for development related to a claim for TDIU.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unemployable prior to July 12, 2012. The Board has referred the case for extra-schedular consideration.

The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence and a need for a new psychiatric examination.

The Veteran's adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood is rated at a 70 percent disability rating, effective from the date of this decision.

The Veteran's claim for VR&E benefits to pursue a medical career is remanded due to insufficient rationale in the previous decision and need for further evaluation by a vocational rehabilitation counselor.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disabilities, including depression, PTSD, and anxiety disorder, are not related to her service in Southwest Asia during Operation Desert Storm. The preponderance of evidence does not support a finding that these conditions began during or were caused by her military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for diabetes mellitus and an acquired psychiatric disability due to insufficient evidence in the record.

The Board denied the Veteran's petition to reopen her claim for service connection for GAD and also denied her claim for service connection for an acquired mental disorder other than GAD, including major depressive disorder with anxious distress. The Board found that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen the GAD claim, and determined that there was no causal connection between any current psychiatric condition and active service.

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Veteran needs to provide authorization for VA to obtain private medical records and a VA examination is needed to determine if any diagnosed psychiatric disorders are related to his military service.

The Veteran's unspecified anxiety disorder is rated at a 100 percent disability rating throughout the appeal period, which means it has resulted in total impairment of occupational and social functioning.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete medical opinions regarding his sinus condition and its relationship to his other claimed conditions.

The Veteran's depressive disorder with anxious stress is currently rated at 10% prior to January 15, 2020 and at 30% from August 21, 2014 to January 14, 2020. The Board finds that the criteria for a higher rating are met.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate opinions and further development is required. The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, other than PTSD, including anxiety and depression, remains pending.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, HIV, psoriasis, and TDIU due to inadequate VA examination in the original decision. The Veteran's claim for service connection will be remanded for a new VA examination.

The Veteran's psychiatric disorders, including a Major Depressive Disorder and an unspecified Anxiety Disorder, are granted as service-connected. The issues of service connection for COPD and alcohol abuse remain pending.

The Veteran's service connection requests for tinnitus, left ear hearing loss, anxiety disorder, right ear hearing loss, and tension headaches have been granted. The initial rating for right upper extremity radial sensory neuropathy has also been granted at a 30 percent level. Service connection was established for anxiety disorder after the claims were reopened based on new evidence.