Anxiety Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for service connection for COPD was denied in October 2017, and new evidence has not been received to reopen the claim.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychological condition (to include anxiety and depression) is reopened. The Board finds that the newly submitted evidence raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II was denied in October 2017, and new evidence has not been received to reopen the claim.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, including as secondary to his service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding no current diagnosis of a psychiatric disorder.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, anxiety, and depression, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to his military service.

The Board has remanded three of the four issues on appeal due to the need for additional VA examinations and the need to obtain outstanding VA treatment records. The Veteran's anxiety disorder, lumbar spine disability, and right lower extremity radiculopathy are all being examined again.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, neck condition, low back condition, and left shoulder condition due to insufficient evidence of current disabilities or connections to service.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for an acquired psychiatric disability, right ear hearing loss, and left ear hearing loss due to additional development being required.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent for service-connected PTSD and for a TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities. The case requires further development, including obtaining updated medical records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the severity of the Veteran's PTSD and other diagnosed mental health disorders.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection were dismissed due to his death.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were reopened and granted for gastroenteritis, an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as depression and anxiety), hypertension, allergic rhinitis, and OSA. Service connection was also granted for OSA as secondary to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection on the issues of ischemic heart disease, liver cancer, psychiatric disorders (including anxiety and depression), and hearing loss have been withdrawn. The case is being remanded to schedule a new VA examination for hearing loss.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the origin of the Veteran's Generalized Anxiety Disorder.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right foot disorder, right ankle disorder, and psychiatric condition. The claims are now remanded for further development including VA examinations.

Service connection for prostate cancer is granted.,Secondary service connection for erectile dysfunction (ED) to include as secondary to prostate cancer is granted.,Entitlement to service connection for fatigue is denied.,The Veteran's psychiatric disability, including anxiety, is remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety disorder, and major depressive disorder, has been reopened. The case is remanded due to the need for additional development and examination.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for additional development and clarification of medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions, including PTSD, anxiety disorder, memory loss, back disability, headache disability, and chronic fatigue syndrome. The issues include service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected unspecified anxiety disorder is rated at a 50 percent, effective from the date of the appeal.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder is rated at 70 percent, but the Board finds that it does not meet the criteria for a higher rating due to occupational and social impairment.

Effective October 1, 2014, the Veteran was granted service connection for right and left knee injuries (patellar/quadriceps tendon ruptures), bilateral knee scars, and an anxiety disorder. Effective October 1, 2014, he also received separate 10% ratings for right and left knee instability.,The Veteran's hypertension claim is remanded as there are no prior unadjudicated claims.

The Board has remanded the claim for additional development, including obtaining a medical opinion on the diagnoses of atypical stress disorder, anxiety disorder NOS, and bipolar disorder type I, mixed.

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability (claimed as depression and anxiety secondary to colon cancer) due to a lack of compliance with DSM-V criteria in the previous VA examination. The Veteran is to be provided another VA examination to determine if he has a current diagnosis of a mental disability that conforms to DSM-V criteria, and whether it is related to service-connected disabilities.