Depression decisions — 2010

The Veteran is diagnosed with anxiety disorder and major depressive disorder, which are related to his service in Vietnam. The Board has granted service connection for these conditions.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeal regarding her claim for service connection for arthritis in multiple joints. The decision concludes that depression, which had its clinical onset during active service and is related to her pregnancy at that time, was incurred during active service.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate notice and need for further development, including a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including verifying in-service stressors and obtaining a VA psychiatric examination to determine if the Veteran's current psychiatric conditions are related to his military service.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining service treatment records and arranging a VA mental disorders examination.

The Veteran has depression that is secondary to his service-connected arthralgia due to Marfan's syndrome, and the Board finds this claim granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to the Veteran's incarcerated status and requests for a VA examination. The claim will be reconsidered based on all evidence.

The Board found that the Veteran's claimed PTSD, depression, and headaches were not incurred in or aggravated by his active military service. The appeal was denied as there is no credible supporting evidence to corroborate his report of in-service stressors.

The Board found insufficient evidence to support the Veteran's claim for service connection for depression, attributing it to a lack of continuity of symptoms and absence of medical diagnosis.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, including schizotypal personality disorder and anxiety/depression. However, it was determined that new evidence did not establish service connection due to lack of in-service diagnosis or credible supporting evidence of stressors.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and a VA examination.

The Board found that the Veteran's claimed disabilities of bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and depression were not incurred or aggravated by military service. Specifically, there was no evidence showing a current disability related to in-service acoustic trauma, and the Veteran did not present any persuasive evidence showing he had disabilities manifested by either tinnitus or depression.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the failure to appear for VA examinations and incomplete medical records. The Board will attempt to obtain any relevant treatment records and provide the Veteran with a new opportunity to substantiate his claims.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the Veteran's depression is not proximately due to or the result of his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety, and depression, is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination. The TDIU rating claim is also inextricably intertwined with this issue.

The Veteran's claims for an increased rating for depression and TDIU were denied. The Veteran was granted a 30 percent disability rating for his service-connected depression, effective from April 26, 2006.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including arranging a hearing for the Veteran who is incarcerated.

The Veteran's service-connected depressive disorder is rated at 70 percent, effective from the date of the initial grant of service connection in March 2001.

The Board has determined that service connection for the claimed psychiatric disability is not warranted due to a lack of competent evidence linking any current condition to service.