Anxiety Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression and anxiety due to incomplete development of evidence regarding in-service stressors. The Veteran's representative asserts that he did not receive a Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC).

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination to determine if service connection can be established for ischemic heart disease, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD), anxiety, and depression, and a lung disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, anxiety, depression, and sleep difficulties due to a lack of current diagnosis. The claim for increased rating for lumbar spine disability was remanded.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development due to non-compliance with the Board’s previous directives.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, and the Board has granted service connection for tinnitus. The remaining issues are remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for larynx disorder, finding no direct or secondary relationship to active service. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD and anxiety) was also denied.,There is no evidence of a direct causal relationship between the Veteran's claimed conditions and his active service.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and consideration, including a VA examination to determine the current severity of the Veteran's anxiety disorder unspecified and whether he has a separate diagnosis of PTSD. The issues of entitlement to service connection for PTSD are also being remanded.

The Board has determined that the claims for service connection have not been properly adjudicated and requires further development.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder, associated with tinnitus, is rated at a 50 percent disability rating. The decision grants this increase in rating but does not address any other issues or claims.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and anxiety disorder, as secondary to his service-connected status post left inguinal hernia repair disability is remanded. The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for his service-connected status post left inguinal hernia repair is denied.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at a higher than 30 percent prior to March 30, 2019, and higher than 70 percent as of that date. The appeals for Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Sleep Deprivation secondary to Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and Enlarged Prostate have been dismissed. Appeals for Service Connection for Myeloproliferative Disorder and TDIU are pending.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II has been granted a 40 percent rating, effective February 25, 2013. Additionally, the Veteran is now rated as 100 percent for his service-connected adjustment disorder with anxiety since September 12, 2018. The Board also granted entitlement to total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the combined effect of these conditions.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder is being remanded for a new examination to determine the current severity of his disability. The issue of TDIU is also being remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the increased rating claim.

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety, and depression, due to outstanding medical records that need to be obtained.

The Board has granted service connection for major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder, finding that the evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether these conditions are related to service. The decision also addresses PTSD but does not establish a separate service connection for it.

The Board has restored a 50 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder, but has also remanded the issue of entitlement to an increased rating.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and an effective date prior to January 22, 2014, for his service-connected PTSD and adjustment disorder with anxiety and depressed mood are being remanded. The issue of entitlement to TDIU prior to January 22, 2014, is also being remanded due to the inextricability between this claim and the PTSD claims.

The Board has remanded the case due to issues related to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including unspecified depressive disorder and unspecified anxiety disorder. The Veteran contends that his current psychiatric disorders are related to in-service personal assault and artillery rounds. The VA must provide heightened notice regarding potential personal assault stressors and obtain all relevant records. An addendum opinion is needed from a VA examiner to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's psychiatric disorders.

The Veteran's service connection for sleep apnea and anxiety disorder is denied. The rating in excess of 30 percent for anxiety disorder from November 26, 2013 to January 8, 2017 is also denied. A rating in excess of 70 percent for anxiety disorder since January 9, 2017 is denied. An effective date prior to January 9, 2017 for the grant of a TDIU is also denied.

The Board has decided to remand the cases due to insufficient medical evidence and requests for examinations.