Depression decisions — 2014

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and Major Depressive Disorder, is found to be related to his military service. Service connection for this condition is granted.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to failure to comply with previous directives, including scheduling a VA examination. The Veteran's claims of service connection for PTSD and depression, as well as his TDIU claim, are now pending.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to inadequate VA examinations and unclear notice of the examination.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated treatment records and scheduling VA examinations to assess the severity of his service-connected substance abuse and depressive disorder, as well as his chronic lumbosacral strain.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and major depressive disorder, was rated at 30 percent prior to August 15, 2012. The rating for the right hip disability has been granted but not increased beyond a 10 percent rating. The rating for the right great toe condition remains at 10 percent.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development to obtain opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed stressor and whether his psychiatric disabilities are related to service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records, scheduling a VA psychiatric examination, and determining whether the Veteran has any other psychiatric disorders related to military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for depression, hepatitis C with cirrhosis, sleep apnea, and a chronic headache disorder have all been granted. The conditions are considered to be directly related to his military service.

The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred at the Mayo Clinic on December 18, 2012 were denied as her condition did not meet the criteria for emergency treatment.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current diagnoses are etiologically related to noise exposure during active military service. Service connection was denied for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD and depression due to new evidence submitted since the last final denial. The case is remanded for further development, including a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA psychiatric examination to address the Veteran's claims of service connection for PTSD and MDD.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, and granted it. The issue of compensation pursuant to 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for splenic laceration with splenectomy associated with complications of a VA colonoscopy performed on August 29, 2011 is remanded.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD with Major Depressive Disorder was denied as there is no evidence that a prior claim existed before November 2, 2009.

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings for his service-connected hearing loss and PTSD was denied. His bilateral hearing loss is rated as noncompensable, while his PTSD remains at 50 percent.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, depression, anxiety disorder, panic disorder and personality disorder. Further development is required before the underlying merits of the claim can be addressed.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to determine the nature and etiology of his acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of the appeal.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as depression, is found to be at least as likely as not caused by improper VA treatment in February 2002.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety and major depressive disorder, is being remanded due to the need for additional development of his Social Security Administration records.