Depression decisions — 2018

The Veteran has established service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and depression, due to a verified in-service stressor.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him incapable of maintaining substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and work experience.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, but remanded to obtain additional information about his in-service stressors and to provide a new opinion regarding the etiology of his diagnosed conditions.

The Veteran's PTSD with MDD and OCD due to MST is rated at 70 percent from November 22, 2011. She also received a TDIU effective from November 22, 2011, and SMC under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s) from November 19, 2013.

The Veteran's depressive disorder with insomnia was reduced from a 30% rating to noncompensable effective August 1, 2015. The reduction is granted as the evidence showed improvement in the Veteran’s condition.

The Veteran's PTSD with major depressive disorder is rated at 70 percent, effective from the date of the decision. The Veteran also received a TDIU rating.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's service in Southwest Asia, specifically Iraq and Saudi Arabia. The case will be returned for further examination and research.

The Veteran's claims for effective dates earlier than August 26, 2012 for service connection were denied.,The Veteran's claims for initial compensable ratings and increased ratings for various disabilities were remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, TDIU, and DEA under Chapter 35. The Veteran is to be provided a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any diagnosed mental health conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia and depression. The claim will be reconsidered with updated VA treatment records and a new opinion from the examiner.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD, depression, and pancreatitis were reopened due to the submission of new evidence. Service connection was granted for depression and anxiety disorders but denied for PTSD.,Service connection for pancreatitis was also granted as it is related to alcohol abuse associated with service-connected depressive disorder.

The Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 30 percent for CAD was dismissed due to his withdrawal at the July 2015 hearing.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression, was denied as there is no credible evidence that the current condition is related to service.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for initial ratings and service connection for various conditions. The Board has remanded the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder, finding that the Veteran's condition did not pre-exist or develop during active service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including major depressive disorder, low back disability, wrist osteoarthritis, and left lower extremity radiculopathy, prevented him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment prior to March 31, 2012. The Board granted the TDIU claim based on the evidence showing his service-connected conditions precluded him from sedentary employment.

This decision dismisses the Veteran's appeals for an earlier effective date, compensable rating, and higher rating for TBI. It also dismisses his appeal for a higher initial rating for depressive disorder with anxious distress and memory loss prior to May 18, 2017. The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities prior to May 18, 2017.

The Board has remanded the issues of entitlement to service connection for erectile dysfunction and incontinence, as well as an acquired psychiatric disorder. The Veteran's prostate cancer is presumed due to his Vietnam Era service.

The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to March 4, 2011 was denied as the evidence did not establish that he was unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety and depression, was dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and no service connection decision is made as the claim has been closed.