Anxiety — all decisions

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

The Board denied increased ratings for the veteran's service-connected conditions and granted SMC at the statutory housebound rate from July 5, 2023. The decision also remanded several claims related to secondary service connection.

The Board granted service connection for tendinitis, left ankle and denied service connection for a heart murmur. Several claims were remanded for further development.

The Veteran was granted special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance but denied for housebound status.

The Board granted service connection for an anxiety disorder, which is secondary to the Veteran's already service-connected PTSD.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for generalized anxiety disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder to ensure that due process is followed and a complete record is available.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including PTSD and other psychiatric disorders, hypertension, and musculoskeletal issues, to ensure compliance with duty to assist requirements.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety, and remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to insufficient evidence.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition due to insufficient medical evidence and conflicting opinions regarding the Veteran's diagnosis of PTSD.

The Board remands the issues of CUE in the June 1972 and March 1991 rating decisions for initial adjudication by the AOJ.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's service-connected conditions, including painful scars of the right knee, left foot plantar fasciitis, residuals of fracture of the left talus, and adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood. The claims were denied as the evidence did not support higher ratings or an earlier effective date.

The Board remands the claim for records development and a VA psychiatric examination to determine the nature and etiology of any identified acquired psychiatric condition/s and any relationship to service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for degenerative arthritis with degenerative disc disease other than intervertebral disc syndrome and retrolisthesis L2-L3, degenerative arthritis, other than post-traumatic, right knee, lateral collateral ligament sprain (chronic/recurrent), left ankle, right ankle, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), tinea pedis, fallen arches, and left knee instability due to inadequate VA medical opinions.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for vertigo and dismissed the appeal for service connection for anxiety, while remanding claims for service connection for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and total disability based upon individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board denied service connection for major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, insomnia, left knee disability, right knee disability, left shoulder disability, and low back disability as the evidence did not show a current diagnosis or functional limitation that could be considered a disability.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder, for a VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for insomnia as secondary to tinnitus and remanded the claim for generalized anxiety disorder, to include as secondary to tinnitus and insomnia.

The Board denied service connection for anxiety, major depression, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as the probative evidence did not show a current disability.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but denied service connection for vertigo, depression, anxiety, headaches, a neck disability, dermatitis, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, sleep apnea, chronic fatigue, and a back disability.