Anxiety — all decisions

The Board remands the claim for service connection of psychiatric disabilities to obtain an opinion from a medical examiner.

The Veteran's service-connected right arm disability was granted a 30 percent rating from September 20, 2024, and a 40 percent rating effective April 28, 2014. The claim for a higher rating for TBI was denied.

The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 30 percent for the Veteran's psychiatric disability and granted a total disability based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities beginning August 10, 2024.

The Board granted service connection for an unspecified anxiety disorder, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board granted an effective date of December 16, 2020, for the award of service connection for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to correct a duty-to-assist error related to proper notice and development of evidence regarding in-service personal assault.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for an anxiety disorder, finding that the severity, frequency, and duration of his symptoms more closely approximated those associated with a 70 percent rating.

The appeal for an earlier effective date was dismissed due to a procedural defect in the docketing of the appeal.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for anxiety and depression as they were already granted in a November 2024 rating decision.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety and major depressive disorder. The headaches and obstructive sleep apnea claims were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease as secondary to the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in the treatment of a service-connected knee disability, but denied service connection for anxiety.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for anxiety disorder, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board remands the case for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed psychiatric disability.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral ankle disabilities, and bilateral hip disabilities to obtain VA examinations with etiology opinions.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining private medical records and updated TERA opinions.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as unspecified anxiety disorder and PTSD, based on the Veteran's fear of hostile military or terrorist activity during his deployments to Afghanistan.

The Board remands the claims for an earlier effective date and a higher rating for the Veteran's service-connected unspecified anxiety disorder with panic attacks due to an error in satisfying a regulatory duty related to scheduling an informal conference.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for general anxiety disorder due to a lack of medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD, major depressive disorder with anxious distress, general anxiety disorder, and unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder, but denied service connection for allergic rhinitis. The Board also granted a 20 percent initial disability rating for bilateral hearing loss from September 19, 2024, and denied higher ratings for tension headaches.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date and a higher rating for his service-connected conditions.