Depression decisions — 2019

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, anxiety, and alcohol dependence. The decision is based on credible statements from the Veteran regarding his in-service experiences and subsequent mental health symptoms.

The Board has vacated the April 16, 2019 remand decisions regarding the Veteran's claims for anxiety condition, bipolar disorder, and major depression. The issues are now being remanded due to an error in service dates.

The Board has granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another person due to service-connected sarcoidosis, which requires care or assistance on a regular basis to perform daily activities and protect him from hazards in his environment.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bronchial asthma and an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and depression. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to her military service.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD and major depressive disorder, are related to his service in combat with the enemy during his military service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inconsistencies in the Veteran's statements and need for additional development, including obtaining his SSD records and FBI records. The Veteran is also asked to provide a detailed narrative of his life events.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for depression as secondary to his service-connected disabilities was granted. Service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, including a depressive disorder as secondary to service-connected disabilities, were also granted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted, and the right ankle sprain with instability has also been granted. The ratings for these conditions remain at 30 percent.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, major depressive disorder, migraines, and TBI, are found to be disabling enough for the Board to grant a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's PTSD and Major Depressive Disorder are granted as incurred in service, while his Pain Disorder is found to be aggravated by a pre-existing condition.

Your service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and depression, has already been granted with a 50% evaluation effective July 19, 2010. The appeal is dismissed as the issue of entitlement to this benefit has been resolved.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Sleeping Disorder, Nightmare Disorder, and Major Depressive Disorder, due to in-service stressors.

The Veteran's postoperative duodenal ulcer is rated at the maximum disability rating of 60 percent, and a higher rating is denied.,A disability rating of 100 percent for major depressive disorder has been granted. The Veteran's dementia due to his service-connected major depressive disorder causes total occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for Major Depressive Disorder with psychosis is denied. The Board found that there was no evidence indicating a request to revive his prior claim for service connection, and thus the denial in February 2000 was final.

The Board denied a TDIU due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, finding that his symptoms do not preclude him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to his service-connected depression and treatment of his service-connected low back and right hand disabilities.

Service connection for major depressive disorder is granted. Ratings for other conditions are denied.

The Veteran's PTSD with depression and TDIU claims are being remanded for further evaluation due to the need for updated examination and consideration of additional service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's petition to reopen a claim for service connection for depression is granted. The Board finds that new and material evidence has been received, allowing the reopening of the previously denied claim.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and major depressive disorder, is rated at 50 percent. The Veteran does not meet the criteria for a TDIU due to service-connected disabilities.