Anxiety Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including schizoaffective disorder, depression, and anxiety. The Veteran needs a VA examination to determine if these conditions are related to his military service.

The Board denied service connection and compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for sleep apnea, insomnia, amputation of right leg, surgical scarring, depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder (claimed as panic attacks and stress), diabetes, hypertension, circulatory disorder/left big toe, and erectile dysfunction.,The Board found that the Veteran did not have a current diagnosis of any of these conditions throughout the pendency of his appeal.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and a left knee condition due to incomplete development and need for additional medical opinions.

The Veteran's mental health conditions, specifically adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, are rated at 50 percent prior to February 19, 2016 and 70 percent thereafter. The rating for unspecified depressive disorder is also denied.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD has been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The case is remanded for further examination and opinion regarding his psychiatric disabilities, including PTSD.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety disorder, and granted it based on new and material evidence submitted since the previous denial. The Veteran's current anxiety disorder is found to be related to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and anxiety disorder is granted. His claim for secondary service connection for atrial fibrillation due to PTSD and anxiety disorder is also granted. However, his TDIU claim remains pending as it requires further development.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, and anxiety, was evaluated at a 70 percent rating. The Board found that the symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating due to total occupational and social impairment.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, diabetes mellitus, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, depression, and anxiety), hypertension, lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, blurred vision, and erectile dysfunction due to procedural issues.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date prior to March 26, 2012 and denied his claim for a higher rating for service-connected generalized anxiety disorder. The issue of an increased rating is no longer in appellate status as it has been fully granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current psychiatric conditions, including Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Mood Disorder, are not related to his active service. The evidence does not support a finding of service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and anxiety, is related to service. Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is granted.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including anxiety and depression, as well as alcohol abuse. The Veteran's current diagnoses do not meet the criteria for service connection.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for bilateral hearing loss disability was denied, and his claim for TDIU was granted. The effective date is not specified.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to conflicting opinions regarding whether anxiety contributed to the Veteran's cause of death. The case is being sent back for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected tinnitus is denied as the disability has already been rated at its maximum under the applicable schedular criteria.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression, anxiety and PTSD, has been reopened. The Board has ordered the VA to attempt to verify the Veteran's in-service stressors and schedule him for a VA examination if they are corroborated.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, increased ratings for left foot and hand disabilities, and TDIU due to unresolved issues related to medical opinions and examination findings.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board finds that this rating adequately reflects his current level of impairment.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development and opinion regarding service connection for fibromyalgia, back disability, and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than anxiety.