Anxiety Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's mental health conditions and their relationship to service. The Veteran will need a VA examination to determine if his current psychiatric disorders are related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination, requiring a new VA examination to determine if the Veteran has any current psychiatric disability and whether it is related to service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding his claimed conditions and their relationship to his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected generalized anxiety disorder is currently rated at 50 percent, and the Board has determined that this rating is appropriate based on his symptoms not meeting the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, and anxiety. The case is now remanded for further development, including a VA examination to assess the relationship between the Veteran's current psychiatric disabilities and his military service.

The claim of service connection for the Veteran's cause of death is reopened and to this extent only is granted. The issue of service connection for the Veteran's cause of death is remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for Generalized Anxiety Disorder was granted with an effective date of December 15, 2015. The claim for a headache disability was denied.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including chronic generalized anxiety, depressive disorder NOS, and poly substance dependence in full remission. The decision is based on the Veteran's reported symptoms during service and his current diagnosis.

The Board has remanded the case due to evidence suggesting a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Veteran's service connection claim for PTSD and related stressors is being reviewed further.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically whether it is related to service. The Veteran was deployed to Djibouti and had symptoms such as difficulty sleeping, concentration problems, irritability, and forgetfulness during his deployment.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to new VA treatment records and the need for additional examinations. The appeals are now sent back to the agency of original jurisdiction (AOJ) for initial consideration.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, IBS, back condition, and adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood due to in-service treatment records and need for additional medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination, including to verify in-service stressors and determine the nature and etiology of hearing loss, PTSD, anxiety, depressive disorder, and TMJ.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for anxiety disorder has been denied.,The Veteran's claim for TDIU has also been denied due to the lack of cooperation in submitting necessary forms.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of TBI and PTSD with TBI, as these issues have been fully addressed by a prior rating decision.

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection as it is related to his in-service exposure to acoustic trauma. The other claims for service connection were withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for anxiety, depressive disorder, and PTSD have been dismissed. The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the LLE and RLE as due to residuals of a cold weather injury.

The Veteran's unspecified anxiety disorder was found to have developed during service, meeting the criteria for service connection.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to missing treatment records. The issues include service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, erectile dysfunction as secondary to a service-connected condition, and pes planus.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD and GAD, are related to service and the Board has granted service connection for these conditions.