Depression decisions — 2007

The veteran's service connection claims for a testicle strain, an upper stomach condition, joint pain, and myopia were denied. However, he was granted service connection for his right elbow condition and established service connection for his acquired psychiatric disorder (depression and insomnia).

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing the veteran with a new VA examination to assess his current disability status.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD with depression, but denied the claim for an increased rating for a back disability.

The Board found that the veteran's current psychiatric disability, including psychosis, schizophrenia, depression, and obsessive compulsive disorder, was not incurred in or related to his active service. The claim for TDIU was also denied as there were no service-connected disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and found that the veteran's PTSD is related to his active duty in the Persian Gulf theatre of operations. The other issues on appeal are denied as not being related to service.

The VA determined that the veteran's service-connected depressive disorder resulted in occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency, but not to a degree warranting an increased rating.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a current psychiatric disability attributable to his active service and denied both claims for service connection and total rating based on individual unemployability.

The veteran's coronary artery disease is rated at 100 percent, and his hypertension is rated at 10 percent. The veteran's depressive disorder is rated at 50 percent since September 18, 2006, and he has a 10 percent rating for GERD with diarrhea.

The Board found no evidence of a current disability and denied the claim for service connection for major depression.

The Board has denied the appellant's claims for service connection for depression and eligibility for non-service connected pension benefits due to a lack of qualifying wartime service.

The veteran seeks service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (anxiety and/or depression) and a higher rating for his low back disability. The case is being REMANDED to obtain additional medical records from Dr. Baldwin, who has treated the veteran's low back condition.

The Board has determined that the veteran's currently diagnosed psychiatric disorder of major depressive disorder with anxiety features is related to her in-service sexual assaults and has granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and conducting a VA examination.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disability, including depression, as there is no competent medical evidence linking the current condition to service. The veteran's post-service depression was not shown until many years after discharge.

The VA determined that the veteran's irritable bowel syndrome and depression with sleep disturbance do not warrant an increased evaluation beyond the current 10 percent rating.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for PTSD was granted, effective July 9, 2001.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and there is no credible evidence linking his current psychiatric symptoms to service. The veteran's Nervous Disorder, including Depression and Memory Loss, was also denied as there is no medical evidence showing it is related to service.

The Board denied service connection for major depressive disorder, DJD and HNP of the lumbar spine, and DJD of the cervical spine as secondary to service-connected residuals of fracture of the base of the fifth toe, right foot metatarsal.

The veteran's depressive disorder results in reduced reliability and productivity, but does not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation as it does not demonstrate suicidal ideation or other severe symptoms warranting an increased rating.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for a seizure disorder and has found that new and material evidence supports this claim. The condition is presumed to have first manifested in service.