The Board has determined that service connection for anxiety disorder, not otherwise specified is granted.,Service connection for a cervical spine disability and neurologic disorder (including headaches and seizure disorder) are denied.
The deciding factor: There is no clear evidence of a neck injury during service, and the VA examiner concluded it is less likely than not that the Veteran's current cervical spine disability or neurologic disorder is related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Anxiety disorder, not otherwise specified, Cervical degenerative disc and joint disease, Neurologic disorder (including headaches and seizure disorder)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 16, 2016
- Citation
- 1636415
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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: Denied
The Veteran's motion for revision of the June 25, 2015 rating decision was denied as there was no clear and unmistakable error in assigning an effective date of April 20, 2015 for service connection of major depressive disorder with anxiety disorder. The earliest effective date is the date his claim to reopen was received.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for PTSD, anxiety disorder, not otherwise specified, and sleep disturbance due to the lack of evidence showing a current disability and an in-service event or injury.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's disability rating for anxiety disorder, not otherwise specified, has been restored from zero percent to 30 percent effective December 1, 2020.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied. The left upper extremity radiculopathy and right upper extremity radiculopathy are rated at 30 percent and 20/40 percent, respectively, with cervical degenerative disc and joint disease rated at 20/30 percent.
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