Anxiety Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the case due to uncertainty in the diagnosis of the Veteran's mental disorders and the need for further examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient consideration of certain VA treatment records and an incomplete etiology opinion. The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, unspecified anxiety, and depression is now pending again.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed acquired psychological disorder, including insomnia and unspecified anxiety disorder. The VA examiner is requested to clarify the nature of these conditions and their relationship to service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety, depression and adjustment disorder. The VA examiner did not provide a clear diagnosis or nexus opinion.

The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to insufficient medical opinions and incomplete records. The Veteran's service connection claims are pending.

The Veteran's lumbosacral spine disability, OSA, generalized anxiety disorder, and TBI residuals are all granted with the appropriate ratings. The effective date for the higher rating of OSA is set at August 9, 2012.

The Veteran was granted a TDIU from December 1, 2005 to November 30, 2011. The Board also remanded the issue of entitlement to a TDIU on an extraschedular basis prior to December 1, 2005.,The case is again before the Board for appellate consideration after being referred to the Director of Compensation Service for adjudication.

The Veteran's representative contends that her PTSD has worsened since the March 2017 VA examination. The Board finds that remand is necessary to fully assist the Veteran in developing her claim for an increased rating.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, due to a lack of verified in-service stressors and the Veteran's inconsistent statements regarding his experiences. The preponderance of evidence did not support a finding that the current psychiatric conditions began during active service or were related to any in-service injury, event, or disease.

The Board has remanded the case for a new VA medical opinion regarding the severity of the Veteran's service-connected GAD under both DSM-5 and DSM-IV criteria. The effective date issue is also pending due to its inextricability with the rating issue.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder is rated at 50% and an earlier effective date for this rating is denied.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea due to new evidence, but has also remanded it for further examination and opinion regarding whether his service-connected mental health conditions caused or aggravated his current sleep apnea.

The Veteran seeks an earlier effective date for service connection of his anxiety disorder with depression. The Board finds that the claim is not supported by evidence prior to November 8, 2013 and therefore denies this request. The case is remanded for further development related to increased rating and TDIU.

The Board has granted service connection for Major Depressive Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. The issue of entitlement to a Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) is remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for anxiety and depressive disorders, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are at least as likely as not related to his active duty service.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for her generalized anxiety disorder and depressive disorder is being remanded due to the need for updated VA examination and treatment records.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for an acquired psychiatric disorder is denied. The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for psoriasis is remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, persistent depressive disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder based on the Veteran's in-service exposure to traumatic events.

The Board denied service connection for Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Depression, finding that the evidence did not support a link between these conditions and military service.

The Veteran's accrued benefits claim for anxiety disorder has been granted at a 70% rating. The VA is remanding the cases of cervical spine disability, thoracolumbar spine disability, and hypertension for further evaluation.