Anxiety — all decisions

The Board granted an initial 70 percent disability rating for the veteran's adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood.

The Board granted service connection for an unspecified anxiety disorder with alcohol use disorder in sustained remission, denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than an anxiety disorder or alcohol use disorder (depression and insomnia), and denied service connection for erectile dysfunction.

The Board remands the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including back pain, knee and wrist joint pains, neck pain, anxiety, depression, as further development is needed to properly adjudicate these claims.

The Board denied an earlier effective date and a higher initial rating for the service-connected adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, finding that the earliest possible effective date had been assigned.

The appeal is remanded for further development and consideration of the Veteran's claims for service connection for various acquired psychiatric disorders.

The Board denied service connection for depression, PTSD, and an anxiety disorder due to the lack of a current diagnosis.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for anxiety disorder and denied service connection for hearing loss. The claims for service connection for GERD, right ankle limitations, and sinusitis were remanded for further development.

The Board denied a compensable rating for the veteran's right ear hearing loss and an increased rating for his anxiety disorder, but granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and special monthly compensation effective May 13, 2023.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for asthma and unspecified anxiety disorder, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression and anxiety, based on the evidence showing that it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran's condition began in service.

The Board remands the matter for further development, specifically to obtain relevant VA and Vet Center medical records.

The Board granted service connection for a heart disability, to include coronary artery disease (CAD), as secondary to the Veteran's anxiety and assigned a 70 percent rating from April 29, 2025. The Board also granted an initial 30 percent rating prior to that date.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for TDIU, DEA benefits, and a finding of TDIU based solely on generalized anxiety disorder.

The Board denied a compensable rating for service-connected bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for service connection for tension headaches, insomnia, and anxiety disorder due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions were denied, except for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss disability which were granted. The veteran was also granted service connection for hypertension.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and increased ratings due to a need for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions and updated VA treatment records.

The Board denied an increased rating higher than 70 percent for the Veteran's psychiatric disorder, finding that his symptoms did not more closely approximate total occupational and social impairment.

The Board dismissed the appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability (TDIU) and remanded several issues related to increased ratings for various disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for adjustment disorder with anxiety and depressed mood, finding that the Veteran's symptoms began during her military service.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for anxiety, tinnitus, headaches, hypertension, and obstructive sleep apnea.