Anxiety Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD to include anxiety, a chronic sleep disorder to include obstructive sleep apnea and insomnia, and a chronic headache disorder other than sinus-related headaches to include cluster headaches.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for psychiatric disabilities, including personality disorder, depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, schizophrenia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and cognitive disorder. The evidence did not establish a link between these conditions and service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a disability manifested by concussion and peripheral vestibular disorder (claimed as vertigo) have been denied. The Board found that the Veteran does not have current diagnoses of these conditions.

The Board has denied service connection for a disorder manifested by shortness of breath and remanded the issues regarding diabetes mellitus, PTSD, unspecified depressive disorder with anxiety disorder associated with PTSD, hypertension, neuropathy of the right lower extremity, and TDIU.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied in April 2006, and the denial became final. New evidence received since then did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was also denied as there was no competent evidence showing that it was related to service.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and other specified anxiety disorder, is rated at 50 percent prior to January 16, 2018. From April 1, 2018 onwards, the rating has been increased to 70 percent.,PTSD alone is rated at 70 percent from April 1, 2018.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for service connection due to the lack of a prior claim for PTSD or any psychiatric disability before October 20, 2010.

The Veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 50 percent for persistent insomnia disorder with other specified depressive disorder and other specified anxiety disorder with panic attacks was denied. The Board found that the Veteran does not meet the criteria for a higher rating due to occupational and social impairment, but generally functioning satisfactorily.

The Board denied service connection for general anxiety disorder with persistent depression and dysthymia as the evidence did not show a causal relationship to military service.

The Veteran meets the schedular requirements for a TDIU rating and has been unable to maintain substantially gainful employment due to service-connected disabilities, including his generalized anxiety disorder with depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), back disability, shoulder disability, headache disability, and hemorrhoid disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection and increased ratings, finding that the preponderance of evidence did not support these claims.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 70% disability rating for PTSD is denied. The Board found that the evidence did not show a worsened PTSD disability picture until the April 2019 VA examination, and there was no evidence supporting a finding of increased severity one year earlier.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to failure of the Veteran to report to scheduled VA examinations and lack of attempts to reschedule. The issues include psychiatric disabilities, drug abuse, low back disability, spina bifida, and a neurological disorder of the left lower extremity.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection and increased ratings were dismissed due to their death.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder is granted as service connected. The Veteran withdrew his claim for a jaw disability.

The Veteran's service-connected adjustment disorder with acute anxiety is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board has decided to remand this case for a new examination to assess the current severity of his condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional records and a supplemental opinion regarding the Veteran's ability to work.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for anxiety and depression, but remanded due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran needs a VA examination to determine if his current psychiatric disorders are related to military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for neuropathy of the bilateral feet and an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD, depressive disorder and anxiety disorder) due to incomplete opinions regarding service connection.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety and depression, due to a lack of evidence showing that he attended his scheduled VA examination. The Veteran will be given another opportunity to attend a psychiatric examination by an appropriate examiner before the claim is adjudicated on its merits.