Depression decisions — 2017

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including scheduling a VA examination to determine the etiology of any present psychiatric disorder, such as depression. The Veteran's claim will be readjudicated after this development.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disabilities, including PTSD and Depressive Disorder, are at least as likely as not caused by or related to his service. Therefore, service connection for these conditions is granted.

The Veteran requested withdrawal of his appeal due to a change in circumstances, and the Board has dismissed the appeal as a result.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including psychosis, is found to be related to his active service. His sinusitis disability is granted a rating of 30 percent.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD and Major Depressive Disorder are related to his service, specifically his fear of hostile military activity during active duty in Vietnam. Therefore, service connection for these conditions is granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disability, other than PTSD. The decision found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings have been denied. The VA examiners found no current diagnoses of the claimed conditions, or that they are not related to service.,There is insufficient evidence to establish a current hearing loss disability under VA criteria.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient examination details and a need for updated treatment records. The Veteran's PTSD with major depression disability rating is being reviewed.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for service-connected depression, right upper extremity neuropathy associated with type II diabetes mellitus, and left upper extremity neuropathy associated with type II diabetes mellitus have been denied due to the Veteran's failure to report for scheduled VA examinations.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment for the period from July 24, 2007, to February 14, 2008.

The Veteran's depression and erectile dysfunction are found to be secondary to his service-connected prostate cancer, thus granting the claims for these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need to verify his exposure to Agent Orange at Fort Gordon, Georgia. Additionally, a VA examination is needed to determine if his prostatitis is related to service.

The Veteran's psychiatric disabilities, including PTSD, are related to service-related stressors and physical/sexual assaults in the brig. The Board finds a need for a new VA examination to clarify the nature and etiology of his current psychiatric conditions.

The Board has determined that a new VA examination is needed to determine the current diagnoses and their relationship to service, as there are conflicting medical opinions.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, finding that they are at least as likely as not proximately caused or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus type II and coronary artery disease (CAD).

The Board found that the Veteran's current acquired psychiatric disorder is not related to his military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran is granted service connection for depressive disorder and hypertension. The Board finds that the evidence is in equipoise with respect to whether these conditions are related to his active military service.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations were denied as the evidence did not show that her service-connected conditions warranted higher ratings.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining a medical opinion on the functional effects of her service-connected disabilities on employment.

The Veteran does not have an acquired psychiatric disorder condition that had onset during or was caused by his active service.