Depression decisions — 2007

The Board has remanded the case for further examination and opinion regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including post-traumatic stress disorder. The veteran's claim will be reconsidered based on the new evidence.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a currently diagnosed chronic psychiatric disorder, such as depression and anxiety, incurred in or aggravated by his military service. Therefore, the claim for service connection is denied.

The Board denied both claims for service connection and increased rating, finding no current diagnosed major depressive disorder and insufficient evidence to establish a secondary service connection.

The RO granted effective dates prior to October 26, 1999 for the service connection of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, splenectomy, and depression.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD and Major Depression were not incurred or aggravated during active service. The evidence does not support a grant of service connection for these conditions.

The veteran is seeking to reopen his claim for service connection for a mental condition claimed as bipolar disorder, depression, and schizophrenia. The Board has determined that new and material evidence must be submitted before the claim can be reopened.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for psychiatric disorders, alcoholism, borderline personality disorder, left hip iliopsoas tendonitis, right hip iliopsoas tendonitis, and lumbosacral strain. The veteran will be notified if further action is required on her part.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to verify in-service stressors and obtain clinical records, as well as a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims of service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder, depressive disorder, left knee disorder, flat feet, lung disorder, skin disorder, and bilateral hearing loss. The RO's decisions were based on a lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to insufficient medical records and a need for an updated opinion on whether the veteran's current depressive disorder is related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed conditions of manic depression and paranoid schizophrenia were not incurred or aggravated during active service, and thus denied both claims.

The veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, the maximum schedular rating for this condition.

The Board found that the veteran's claimed conditions were not incurred or aggravated by active service and denied all claims for service connection.

The Board finds that the veteran's major depressive disorder is service-connected as an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD, having onset during active service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to incomplete records and the need for a medical examination.

The Board has determined that the effective date for the award of service connection for PTSD, including a TDIU rating, should be October 20, 2000.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current diagnosis of depressive disorder is service-connected, as it began during his active duty.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete information and need for a VA examination.

The Board found that the veteran's current psychiatric condition, including depression, is not related to his military service and denied his claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD, along with other psychiatric conditions, results in occupational and social impairment warranting a 30 percent disability rating.