Depression decisions — 2009

The appeal is remanded to the Board of Veterans' Appeals for scheduling a videoconference hearing.

The Board denied service connection for depression, a bilateral eye condition, headaches and gastroenteritis as there was no evidence of a current disability or that any of the claimed conditions were related to active military service.

The Veteran's service connection for depression was denied, while he was granted a separate 10 percent rating for peripheral neuropathy of each lower extremity.

The Veteran's major depressive disorder is rated at 50 percent, while other conditions remain non-service-connected.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date than May 30, 1997, for the grant of service connection for major depression.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development of evidence related to a claimed in-service incident and an additional VA examination.

The Veteran's appeal was withdrawn for all issues except TDIU, which has been granted effective April 7, 2005.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, including bipolar disorder and depression, as there was no competent medical evidence linking it to any incident in service.

The Board denied service connection for depression, an eye disorder (prism in the right eye and vision impairment), a skin disorder (skin cancer) and hypertension as they were not shown to be related to military service.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, based on new and material evidence that the Veteran's condition is related to his military service.

The Veteran's depressive disorder is service-connected as a secondary condition resulting from his service-connected hepatitis C.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, as there was no evidence of a current disability that was caused or aggravated by any incident of active service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of meningitis with memory loss and depression, and schizoaffective disorder, claimed as secondary to meningitis, as there was no evidence that these conditions were related to his in-service meningitis or anything else in service.

The Veteran was granted an effective date of March 1, 2004, for the grant of a TDIU rating based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Board restored the 10 percent disability rating for carpal tunnel syndrome, effective October 3, 2005. Service connection was granted for bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for degenerative disc disease of the thoracic spine was denied.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a cerebrovascular accident, to include as secondary to service-connected cervical myositis, was also denied.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for right hemiparesis and depressive disorder were not addressed in this decision due to the remand status of these claims.,The Veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine was granted, with a rating of 40% effective March 12, 2009.,The Veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 30 percent for degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine was denied.,The Veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for radiculopathy of the right upper extremity was granted, with a rating of 40% effective March 12, 2009.,The Veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for radiculopathy of the left upper extremity was denied.,The Veteran's claim for a total disability evaluation based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities was not addressed in this decision.

The Veteran's service-connected cold injury residuals and depression render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment, granting a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Veteran's depression is service-connected as secondary to his service-connected tinnitus. The claim for chronic renal cell carcinoma residuals with post-radical nephrectomy residuals remains pending.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for depression as there was no evidence linking his current condition to his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's petitions to reopen previously denied claims of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss and depression, as new and material evidence was not received.