Anxiety Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for bowel disorder, radiculopathy of the right sciatic nerve, lumbar IVDS, and PTSD with anxiety, adjustment disorder, and depression have all been denied.,The case is also remanded to address the issue of entitlement to service connection for erectile dysfunction (ED) and urinary incontinence.

The Veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for his service-connected anxiety disorder is being remanded due to the need for additional development of his VA treatment records.

The Board denied service connection for both the Veteran's residuals of acute renal failure and his generalized anxiety disorder as secondary to his residuals of acute renal failure. The decision concluded that there was no causal relationship between the in-service injury and the current conditions.

The Veteran's rating for an acquired psychiatric disorder was reduced from 50% to 30%, effective July 1, 2015. The reduction is granted.

The Board has granted a 70 percent rating for the Veteran's psychiatric disability, effective May 7, 2002, finding that his symptoms resulted in deficiencies in most areas due to his mental health issues.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for PTSD, depression and GAD are remanded due to new evidence received since the last decision. The VA is required to obtain a medical opinion to determine if these conditions are related to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression, as secondary to his service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. The evidence did not meet the criteria for a current diagnosis of an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for colon cancer, anxiety, and PTSD have been denied as there is no current evidence of these conditions. The claim for special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ has also been denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating due to incomplete records, inadequate medical opinions, and insufficient examination reports. The claims will be reviewed after obtaining additional information and evidence.

The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is reopened and remanded. The claims for service connection for migraine headaches as secondary to the service-connected disability of left testicle epididymitis, and for individual unemployability are also remanded.

The Board found that the Veteran's anxiety reaction did not result in a substantially impaired ability to establish or maintain effective relationships, and psychoneurotic symptoms did not manifest as severe industrial impairment due to reduced reliability, flexibility, and efficiency levels at the time of the February 12, 1965 rating decision.

The Veteran's petition to reopen a claim for service connection for invasive pituitary adenoma (claimed as brain tumor), with associated shortness of breath and nerve damage is granted. The appeal is granted to this extent only, while other claims are remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to lack of substantial compliance with a previous remand directive regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, specifically depression and anxiety. The VA examiner needs to provide an addendum opinion on whether any psychiatric disability clearly and unmistakably pre-existed service.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for increased evaluation of anxiety disorder and TDIU need further development due to missing evidence, failure to report for a VA examination, and inextricability between the two issues.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the Veteran's psychiatric disorders and her service connection claims. The Veteran is required to provide VA treatment records, a new examination, and an updated medical opinion.

The Veteran's appeals for effective dates and benefits have been dismissed due to his death.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection and increased rating claims due to his withdrawal of those appeals. The Board also granted a 100 percent schedular rating for service-connected unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress, effective as of January 4, 2010.

The appeal to reopen a claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability (other than PTSD) is granted. The claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus is denied.

The Veteran's GAD is granted at a rating of 30 percent for the period from February 22, 2012 to October 10, 2019 and at a rating of 50 percent thereafter. The issues regarding hypothyroidism and TDIU are remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's anxiety disorder, specifically whether it began in service or was caused by military stressors.