Depression decisions — 2013

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service connection for PTSD should be remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and arranging for a VA examination.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a Board hearing at the RO.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records and an examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for additional evidence and a VA examination. The issue includes verifying the claimed stressor of witnessing another soldier killed in a truck accident during active duty.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include schizoaffective disorder and depression with psychotic features. The TDIU issue is being remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD and MDD have resulted in total occupational and social impairment, warranting a 100 percent disability rating.

The Board determined that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD. The issues of service connection for a not otherwise specified depressive disorder and a depressive mood disorder were remanded, but ultimately denied.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, adjustment disorder, and mood disorder. The case must be remanded to obtain updated treatment records and the SSA award records.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically anxiety disorder NOS and major depressive disorder. Service connection was denied for right ear hearing loss and left ear hearing loss.

The Board found that the Veteran's current psychiatric disorders, including anxiety and depressive disorders, were not incurred or aggravated during active military service.

The Veteran's PTSD with major depressive disorder is currently rated at 50 percent, and his asbestos-related pleural disease with pleural nodules are not compensable. The Board denied the Veteran's claims for higher ratings.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of a psychiatric disability, including PTSD, depression, and bipolar disorder, is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and consideration of outstanding VA treatment records.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD, has been manifested by complaints of nightmares, mild sleep impairment, irritability and some social isolation. The symptoms are indicative of no greater occupational and social impairment than as due to mild or transient symptoms that decrease work efficiency and ability to perform occupational tasks only during periods of significant stress.

The Veteran's service-connected degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine is found to cause or contribute to her depression, which has been granted service connection. The Veteran also meets the criteria for a TDIU based on her service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's income exceeds the maximum annual pension limit, and his need for aid and attendance is recognized. The case is being remanded to recalculate his income based on potential deductions from the Jefferson Retirement Home.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including anxiety disorder and depressive disorder, are found to be related to his service-connected disabilities. His arteriosclerotic heart disease is rated at 60 percent.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD, and any such disabilities are not related to service or a service-connected condition.

The Veteran's bilateral foot disorder and acquired psychiatric disorder were not found to be related to service or secondary to service-connected disabilities.,Both conditions are presumed to have been caused by the Veteran's military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current psychiatric disabilities, including major depression and anxiety disorder, are not related to service or secondary to his service-connected cervical and lumbar spine disabilities. The claim for service connection is therefore denied.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically posttraumatic stress disorder and depressive disorder. The Veteran's claimed in-service events were found to be sufficient to establish the presence of a PTSD diagnosis.