The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied as there is no valid diagnosis of PTSD during the appeal period. The issue of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD, including anxiety disorder, was addressed and found not supported by evidence. Claims for hypertension and erectile dysfunction were also addressed but are pending.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not meet the DSM-IV criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD during the appeal period, thus failing to establish service connection for this condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Anxiety Disorder, NOS
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2013
- Citation
- 1337892
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The January 2011 rating decision is revised to reflect an effective date of January 17, 1972 for the award of service connection for anxiety disorder, NOS. The appeal is granted.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's PTSD rating is being remanded due to the inadequacy of a previous VA examination and the need for a new one with a qualified clinician who has not previously examined him.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a higher initial rating for TBI and anxiety disorder, NOS, and entitlement to a total rating based upon individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) due to incomplete development of evidence.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for an addendum opinion regarding the nature and etiology of any psychiatric disorder, specifically using the DSM-5. Pension benefits are denied as the Veteran is not permanently and totally disabled from nonservice-connected disabilities.
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