Anxiety Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case to consider whether the Veteran should be granted a TDIU on an extraschedular basis prior to April 24, 2017, due to his service-connected PTSD and other mental health conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, anxiety disorder, mixed personality disorder, and persistent mood disorder due to a lack of verified in-service stressor and insufficient evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and PTSD, has been granted. The case is remanded to determine the nature and etiology of any diagnosed conditions.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety and PTSD, finding that the evidence did not support a current diagnosis of such conditions during the appeal period.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA examinations and a need for further examination to determine if the Veteran's current psychiatric disorders are related to his military service, including his conceded stressor.

The Board denied service connection for right knee and left knee disabilities, but granted service connection for PTSD with depression and anxiety.,Secondary service connection was granted for the Veteran's left knee disability as it is related to his right knee disability.

The Veteran's bilateral knee disability is denied as there was no evidence of a current disability related to service.,Service connection for headaches, to include as secondary to TBI, is denied due to lack of evidence linking the current condition to service or TBI.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include depression and anxiety, is denied as there is no evidence showing it was incurred in service.,The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is not shown by VA standards.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate etiology opinions for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disabilities, including bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder. The case will be returned after further development.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for an addendum opinion regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder with sleep impairment (now claimed as depression and previously claimed as PTSD) aggravated his sleep apnea.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and a back disorder, but both cases are remanded due to the need for additional evidence and examination.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for tension headaches was denied as the evidence did not show very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.,The Veteran's anxiety disorder was rated at 50 percent, which is the highest schedular rating available under Diagnostic Code 9413.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, and anxiety. The claim will be reconsidered after obtaining updated treatment records and a VA examination.

The Veteran's GAD with MDD is rated at 50 percent, and her TDIU claim is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for a left great toe condition and denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (depression, anxiety and insomnia).

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to additional evidence and procedural issues.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for a gastrointestinal disorder and generalized anxiety disorder, finding that there was no evidence to support these conditions began during or were related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, hypertension, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) due to incomplete development of evidence. The Veteran is required to undergo VA examinations to address the etiology of his claimed conditions.

The Veteran's adjustment disorder is rated at 70 percent, but not higher. The initial rating for GERD remains denied. TDIU is granted.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and consideration, including scheduling a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is related to his service.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder NOS and unspecified trauma and stressor-related disorder are rated at 30% prior to April 28, 2017, and 50% from that date. The rating for lumbosacral strain remains at 20%, radiculopathy of the right lower extremity at 20%, radiculopathy of the left lower extremity at 20%, and scar of the posteriolateral scalp at 10%. All other claims are remanded.