Anxiety Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development regarding his lumbar spine spondylosis and left knee degenerative joint disease.,The Veteran's appeal is also remanded for further development regarding his right knee degenerative joint disease.

The Veteran's need for regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected PTSD and generalized anxiety disorder is granted from April 23, 2022.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for PTSD, anxiety disorder, and erectile dysfunction are remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The case will be returned for further development.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, and anxiety, was granted service connection prior to March 26, 2022.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for an adjustment disorder with anxiety and depressed mood, finding that her current condition is at least as likely as not related to her service. The decision encompasses all of her psychiatric disability picture.

The Veteran's heart disability, myocardial infarction with congestive heart failure, is rated at 100% effective July 2, 2018.,Service connection for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood (psychiatric disability) as secondary to service-connected left anterior descending artery dissection is granted with an effective date of July 2, 2018.

The Veteran's hypertension and unspecified anxiety disorder (UAD) claims are being remanded for further review. The hypertension claim is denied as the evidence does not show diastolic pressure predominantly 100 or more, or systolic pressure predominantly 160 or more. The UAD claim remains pending.

The Board denied service connection for anxiety, depression, teeth grinding, residuals of TBI, sleep disability, breathing disability, and IBS as there was no evidence showing these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including unspecified anxiety disorder. Service connection for vertigo was denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety and depression, is at least as likely as not related to her active service. As such, she is granted service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran withdrew their appeal, so the case is dismissed.

The Veteran withdrew their appeal for service connection for anxiety, sinusitis, a cervical spine disability, a left elbow disability, and a right hip disability.

The Board has dismissed the appeal regarding PTSD. The Veteran's claims for service connection for Major Depressive Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and Unspecified Insomnia have been granted.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including persistent depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder, is found to have begun during service. Effective February 4, 2020, a 20% rating for right lower extremity radiculopathy is granted. The effective date of the separate 20% rating for left lower radiculopathy remains January 14, 2021.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for diabetes, gum disease, hypertension, orthopedic foot disorder, left shoulder disorder, right shoulder disorder, hepatitis C, skin disorder of the feet (claimed as trench foot), and an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as depression and anxiety) due to errors in duty to assist.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his Nightmare Disorder is being remanded due to the inadequacy of the VA examination conducted in December 2024. The Board requires a new examination and opinion regarding the relationship between his Generalized Anxiety Disorder and service, as well as whether it is caused by or related to his Nightmare Disorder.

Your appeal to get service connection for anxiety and depression has been dismissed because it's considered a prohibited concurrent election.

The Veteran's adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood is rated at 50% effective from the date of decision.,Tension headaches are now rated at 50% effective from August 5, 2022. Prior to that date, they were rated at 10%. The earlier effective date for TDIU was granted on January 15, 2021.

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection were denied as the evidence did not meet the criteria for reopening the claims and establishing new and material evidence.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depressive disorder. The evidence is at least in balance regarding whether his current conditions are related to his military service.