Depression decisions — 2007

Your claim for service connection for PTSD has been granted, and you are now receiving a rating of 100% for Anxiety Disorder (claimed as PTSD) and Major Depression.

The Board has determined that the veteran is entitled to service connection for coronary artery disease, and her claim of secondary service connection for depression will be remanded for further development.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of her service connection claims, including obtaining her service medical records and any pertinent evidence from the Social Security Administration.

The Board has granted service connection for depression and a 30 percent disability rating for service-connected sinusitis, effective from December 30, 2002.

The veteran's initial evaluation for bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder with depression and anxiety was granted at a 30 percent rating. The case is being remanded due to new information from a physical evaluation board conducted in 2007.

The Board has determined that there is no persuasive evidence showing a relationship between the appellant's service-connected back disability and his current psychiatric disorder, thus denying his claim for secondary service connection.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities are not of such severity to preclude substantially gainful employment, and he does not meet the criteria for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for an increased rating for psoriatic arthritis, dermatitis with blepharitis and recurrent chalazion, and depression. The appeal is pending further action by the RO.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for anxiety and depressive disorders is being remanded due to incomplete VA medical records and the need for a more current examination.

The veteran's unauthorized emergency medical service provided on November 30, 2004 was granted payment due to the emergent nature of his condition and the unavailability of a VA facility.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and Depression, finding new and material evidence. The claims are now reviewed on their merits.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and Major Depressive Disorder, finding credible supporting evidence of in-service sexual assault. The veteran's current diagnoses of hemorrhoids are not shown to be manifested by anemia or fissures, thus preventing a rating in excess of 10 percent.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied, but he received a TDIU with an effective date of February 13, 2004. The decision is mixed as it granted the earlier effective date for the TDIU.

The veteran is seeking an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for PTSD and depressive disorder, which was granted on May 6, 2004. The case has been remanded to determine if there is clear and unmistakable error in a prior final VA decision denying service connection for delayed stress neurosis.

The veteran's unauthorized private medical expenses incurred from July 17 to July 21, 2003 at St. Luke's Hospital are granted as the treatment was for a non-service-connected disability and met all criteria under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1725.

The Board found that the evidence does not establish a direct link between the veteran's major depression and his service or any incident of service, nor did it find a causal relationship to his service-connected atrial fibrillation.

The VA has determined that the veteran's anxiety disorder, which includes depression and social isolation, does not warrant an increased evaluation beyond the current 30 percent rating.

The veteran's appeal is denied as there is no current evidence of a sleep disorder, and the Board finds service connection for this condition not warranted.

The veteran's claim for TDIU is being remanded due to the need for additional VA examination and treatment records.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for depressive disorder and an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for hypertension.