Depression decisions — 2009

The Board denied the claims for service connection for a back disability, bilateral leg disability, and depression as there was no competent evidence of a nexus between these conditions and the appellant's active duty.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for heart disorder, kidney stones, defective vision, chronic obstipation, and arthritis of multiple joints were denied. The Veteran was granted a 50% evaluation for major depression from November 17, 2004.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for jaw and bilateral arm disorders, as well as the attempts to reopen claims for headaches, ear disorder, left knee and leg disorder, right knee and leg disorder were denied. The ratings for major depressive disorder and low back disability were also not increased.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development, including verification of claimed stressors and a possible VA psychiatric examination.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals remands the case for additional development, including VA examinations to address the etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions.

The Board finds that a remand is necessary to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of any depression.

The Board remands the case for further development to corroborate the Veteran's claimed in-service stressor and to provide a VA examination.

The Board denied service connection for bipolar disorder and major depression as the preponderance of evidence showed that these conditions were not incurred in or aggravated by military service.

The Board found that new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for anxiety and depression.

The appeal was remanded to obtain a VA examination and medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's psychiatric disorders, including depression and schizophrenia.

The Board found that the Veteran's psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as depression and anxiety, was not related to active military service or to his service-connected bilateral knee disability.

The Board granted service connection for chronic pain syndrome and irritable bowel syndrome, but denied service connection for rheumatoid arthritis, fatigue, vision problems, weight loss, skin disorder, hair loss, headaches, speech changes, stress/depression, sleep difficulty, memory loss, and concentration problems.

The claim for service connection for depression is dismissed as moot because the Veteran's depression is already included in his service-connected PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for depression with anxiety and bilateral hearing loss, finding no evidence of a current diagnosis or a relationship to service.

The veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection for depression was denied as the claim was received no earlier than January 16, 2001.

The Board denied service connection for a back disability, bilateral knee disability, right ankle disability, bilateral leg disability, sinus disability, depression, headaches, and gynecological disability as there was no evidence of chronic conditions during or after service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for depression as secondary to his maxillary sinusitis with retention cyst was granted, and the effective date of August 7, 1980, for the grant of service connection for maxillary sinusitis with retention cyst was upheld.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and consideration of additional evidence.

The appeal was denied because the Veteran's depression is not causally related to or aggravated by his service-connected migraine headaches.

The Veteran's depressive disorder, prostate disorder, and right eye disorder were not related to his service.