Anxiety Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate VA examination and a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error. The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is being reviewed again.

The Board has granted service connection for Major Depressive Disorder and Generalized Anxiety Disorder, finding that the Veteran's current diagnoses are related to his military service. Service connection was denied for PTSD due to lack of a diagnosed condition.

The Board has remanded the case for an addendum opinion regarding the nature and etiology of any psychiatric disorder, specifically using the DSM-5. Pension benefits are denied as the Veteran is not permanently and totally disabled from nonservice-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's adjustment disorder with anxiety is proximately due to his service-connected tinnitus disability, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from securing and maintaining a substantially gainful occupation, thus his claim for TDIU was denied.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's anxiety disorder claim and TDIU claim need further development due to missing VA examinations.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety disorder. The Veteran's tachycardia is not considered a separate disability warranting service connection. The coronary artery disease with bypass grafting remains rated at 30 percent. Other issues are remanded.

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings for his service-connected lung cancer residuals is remanded due to the need for additional examinations and consideration of new evidence.

The Veteran's major depressive disorder with panic disorder and generalized anxiety disorder is rated at 70 percent disabling from February 16, 2010 to July 18, 2019.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to incomplete examinations and the need for additional medical records. The issues of service connection are being reviewed, as well as initial disability ratings.

The Veteran's previously denied claims for service connection for scar tissue of the breast, anxiety, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and nerve pain are being remanded for further development.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is currently rated as noncompensable, and the Board finds no basis to grant a higher rating.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (depressive disorder with anxiety) has been granted. The Veteran was diagnosed with this condition during service and linked it to his combat exposure.

The Board has remanded the case due to an error in the previous decision regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, which is now dependent on the outcome of the rectal/colon cancer service connection claim.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for anxiety disorder, PTSD, and depressive disorder due to the need for a VA examination to clarify the nature of these conditions and their relationship to service.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depressive disorder, and anxiety, is rated at 70 percent. The Board has granted special monthly compensation on a statutory housebound basis effective August 31, 2015. Service connection for the bilateral knee condition remains pending.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety, and for a nasal fracture and residuals. The evidence did not support the Veteran's claims that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression and anxiety, as there is no current diagnosis of a psychiatric disorder in the medical records.

The Veteran's appeal for a disability evaluation in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with anxiety disorder and depressive disorder, since June 13, 2014, is dismissed. The issue of a disability evaluation in excess of 10 percent for tinea corpora of the scalp and body, since September 5, 2008, is remanded.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including depression, anxiety, and adjustment disorder, did not begin during service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease. Therefore, the claim for service connection is denied.

The Board has decided to remand the claim of secondary service connection for sleep apnea due to an inadequate opinion and new evidence submitted by the Veteran.