Anxiety Board decisions

The Board's decision is vacated as it did not have jurisdiction to issue a decision on the Veteran's claim for an increased rating for adjustment disorder with anxiety and depression associated with prostate cancer, status post radical prostatectomy.

The Board has decided to remand the claims of service connection for Diabetes Mellitus, type II, PTSD, and an anxiety disorder due to insufficient medical evidence. Additional information is needed to determine if the Veteran currently has a diagnosis of diabetes and whether his PTSD and anxiety disorder are related to his military service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, sexual abuse of adult, depressive disorder and anxiety disorder. The evidence supports a finding that these conditions are related to his active military service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety, and/or depression. The evaluation of the Veteran's lumbosacral strain is also being remanded due to inadequate examination findings.

The Veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder alone precludes him from securing or following a substantial gainful occupation and he is substantially confined to his dwelling due to this condition. The Board has granted TDIU and SMC at the housebound rate.

The Veteran's psychiatric disorder, including Major Depressive Disorder and Adjustment Disorder with Mixed Anxiety and Depressed Mood, was granted a 50% rating effective April 5, 2019. The condition is rated under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders.

The Veteran's TDIU claim was denied as his combined disability rating is only 50%, and one condition (chronic adjustment disorder with anxiety) is rated at 50%. The Board found that the evidence does not show he is unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient rationale in a previous VA examination and the need for clarification of whether the Veteran has an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, related to service.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1815 and § 1805 as she does not meet the legal criteria to qualify for benefits due to her father's exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, Opioid Use Disorder, Alcohol Use Disorder, and Chronic Adjustment Disorder with Mixed Features of Anxiety and Depression have rendered her unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to these conditions.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety disorder and major depressive disorders, is found to be at least as likely as not related to his service-connected disuse muscle atrophy of the biceps and triceps with chronic lateral epicondylitis. The cervical spine disability and left elbow disability are also found to be secondary to the service-connected condition.

The Board has granted service connection for an anxiety disorder, finding that the Veteran's current anxiety disorder is related to his active duty service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, insomnia and difficulty falling asleep/staying asleep, is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination.

The Board finds the evidence insufficient to determine the cause of death and requires further development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records since August 2015. The August 2017 VA medical opinion is deemed inadequate due to lack of knowledge about PTSD and heart disease link.

The Board has granted service connection for depression and anxiety, finding that these conditions are etiologically linked to in-service events. Service connection for PTSD based on MST was not established due to lack of verified stressor.

The Veteran's unspecified anxiety disorder is rated at 50 percent, and service connection for bilateral tinnitus is granted. Service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome is denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation since April 2015, and the effective date for his TDIU is set at June 7, 2018.

The Board denied service connection for a back disorder, left hip disorders (claimed as arthritis), right hip disorders (claimed as arthritis), bilateral tinnitus, and a mental health disorder or PTSD. The decision found no credible evidence of in-service injuries or diseases that could lead to these conditions.

The claim for service connection for chloracne as due to herbicide exposure is denied. The claims for service connection for a mental condition, including an anxiety disorder and/or PTSD, also claimed as a substance abuse disorder; degenerative arthritis, including a lower back condition; and a 10 percent rating based on multiple, noncompensable service-connected disabilities are remanded.

The Veteran's application to reopen the claim for service connection for PTSD was granted. The claim for service connection for an enlarged liver, secondary to diabetes mellitus, and for a psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) is remanded.,The claim for service connection for insomnia, secondary to a psychiatric disorder, is also remanded.