Anxiety Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including generalized anxiety disorder and panic disorder) due to lack of evidence showing a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to conflicting medical evidence regarding whether the Veteran's current psychiatric disabilities are related to his military service. The VA is required to obtain a medical opinion addressing the nature and etiology of any current chronic psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety disorder, agoraphobia, and OCD.

The Board denied service connection for Generalized Anxiety Disorder as secondary to tinnitus and a sleep wake disorder because there is no current diagnosis of the condition.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the inadequacy of a VA examination and incomplete medical records. The Board will determine if the Veteran can function in an occupational environment considering all his service-connected disabilities, including anxiety, tinnitus, and hypertension.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate reasons and bases for its decision, requiring further development and an opinion on the etiology of any diagnosed acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's claims of compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for various conditions are remanded due to the need for a medical opinion addressing whether these conditions resulted from events not reasonably foreseeable as a result of VA treatment.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for depressive disorder and anxiety disorder is denied as there was no prior communication indicating intent to file a claim before September 11, 2012.

The Veteran's PTSD and TBI conditions were combined in the April 2019 rating decision, which was improper. The separate ratings for each condition are restored.,PTSD with unspecified depressive disorder is denied as there has been no material improvement shown by a preponderance of the evidence.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied because he did not meet the diagnostic criteria for PTSD. The Veteran's bipolar I disorder with anxiety disorder is currently rated at 70 percent, but his TDIU claim was granted due to his inability to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's TDIU and DEA eligibility are granted as of August 1, 2013. The effective date is based on the reduction in his psychiatric disability rating from 100% to 70%. The Veteran had a permanent total service-connected disability prior to this effective date.

The Board has remanded the case for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The claim is also reopened due to new evidence received since the final January 2012 denial.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension but remanded the claim for a psychiatric disability, including adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood.

The Veteran's service-connected generalized anxiety disorder is rated at 50 percent, the maximum rating available. The Board found that his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating.

The Board has determined that the VA examination report did not comply with the remand directives and thus, the Veteran's claim must be remanded for another VA examination to determine if his current psychiatric symptoms are related to his military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and an acquired psychiatric disorder are remanded due to inadequate VA examination opinions.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are remanded due to the lack of a sufficient rationale in the October 2016 VA examination regarding potential noise exposure during his military service as a communications specialist.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is remanded due to the absence of an opinion addressing herbicide agent exposure and situational stress or anxiety exacerbating his GERD.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically anxiety, is remanded as there is insufficient evidence linking it to military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, but the Board has not yet decided whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen each individual claim.,Service connection was granted for tinnitus. The other claims remain pending.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the schedular requirements for a TDIU, but his combined disability rating is sufficient to warrant consideration of extra-schedular TDIU. The case is remanded to obtain additional medical records and schedule the Veteran for an examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between his military service and his current mental health conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus. The issues of service connection for a bilateral knee condition, generalized anxiety disorder, and bilateral hearing loss are remanded.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals regarding various conditions and ratings, leading to the dismissal of all pending claims.