Anxiety Board decisions

The Veteran's application to reopen the claim for service connection for an anxiety disorder was granted. The claims for PTSD, depressive disorder, alcohol abuse disorder, and cannabis use disorder were denied.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further examination and review of the Veteran's psychiatric claims, including obtaining additional medical records and scheduling a new examination.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding his military service in Southwest Asia. The claims will be reconsidered after additional research is conducted.

The Board has remanded the case for further examination and development, including obtaining additional VA treatment records and scheduling a VA psychological disorders examination to determine if the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability is related to service or her right ankle disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and dysthymia/depressive and anxiety disorders due to inadequate examination findings. The Veteran is seeking service connection for his current psychiatric conditions as secondary to military sexual assault.

The Board has granted service connection for bipolar disorder, finding that the Veteran's psychiatric disability had its onset in service.

The Board has granted service connection for various conditions including bilateral metatarsalgia, right knee chondromalacia patella and degenerative joint disease, left knee degenerative joint disease, major depression, anxiety, GERD, hiatal hernia, IBS, gastroenteritis, and sleep apnea. The evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether these conditions began during active service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and sleep apnea due to potential in-service stressors during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Additional development is needed to verify these stressors and obtain a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any diagnosed conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, and the Board has found that new and material evidence has been submitted to support his claims of lumbar back disability secondary to leg disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, and acquired psychiatric disorder. The claim for GERD is also granted.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), lumbar back disability secondary to leg disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, and acquired psychiatric disorder are all granted.

The Veteran's lung disorder and anxiety disorder claims have been denied as there is no evidence of a current disability related to service.,Left knee, back, bilateral wrist, and bilateral shoulder disabilities are remanded for further examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and alcohol use disorder, has been reopened. The Board finds new and material evidence to support the reopening of this claim. However, the case is remanded as there are conflicting medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of any current acquired psychiatric disorders.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as secondary to his service-connected psychiatric disability. The effective date for the award of service connection for right eye central serous chorioretinopathy is set at February 3, 2017. The Veteran's initial compensable rating and higher ratings for his psychiatric disability are remanded due to lack of evidence prior to February 3, 2017. The Veteran's TDIU claim is also remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including OCD and somatic disorder, as well as depressive disorder and anxiety disorder. These conditions are presumed to have existed prior to service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of a sleep disorder is denied as he does not have a current diagnosis of a separate and distinct sleep disorder. The Board found that his sleep problems are due to his acquired psychiatric disorders, specifically PTSD, and pain from other physical disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for hepatitis C and an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the evidence did not support a link between these conditions and service.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder and spine disorder are granted service connection. However, the spine disorder issue is remanded for further examination.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for PTSD, right ear hearing loss, and increased ratings for lumbosacral strain, DJD of the bilateral knees, and bilateral foot calluses and left foot plantar wart were dismissed. The Veteran was granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include anxiety and depression.

The Veteran's service-connected mental disabilities and physical conditions make her unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. However, the claim is remanded as more information is needed regarding her employment status.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD has been reopened, and the Board has remanded to obtain additional evidence and a VA examination. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder is also being remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's psychiatric disorders, specifically whether they are related to service-connected tinnitus.