Depression decisions — 2019

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression, a cognitive disorder and PTSD based on combat exposure and/or alleged military sexual trauma (MST), as well as his claim for service connection for hypertension. The evidence did not support a finding that any current psychiatric disability was incurred in or caused by military service.

The Veteran's major depressive disorder resulted in occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency, but not to the extent that would warrant a higher rating. The claim for an initial rating more than 30 percent for major depressive disorder is denied.

The Veteran is unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected back disability and depression, which render him unemployable.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, GERD, hiatal hernia, and pseudofolliculitis barbae. The cases are being remanded to obtain additional medical opinions and development.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient reasons and bases in its previous decision, specifically regarding the relationship between service-connected depression and the Veteran's cause of death.

The Veteran's PTSD with unspecified depressive disorder is currently rated at 70 percent, but he believes it should be higher. The Board has ordered a new VA examination to assess the severity of his PTSD and remanded for consideration of TDIU.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including depression and PTSD, were not caused by service. The Board found that the preponderance of evidence is against a finding that an in-service event caused the current psychiatric disorders.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim, and thus denied reopening of the claim.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection of a right knee disability based on new and material evidence. However, further development is needed to determine if the Veteran's current right knee condition is related to his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and his TDIU claim is denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an anxiety disorder is granted, and the claim for increased rating for malaria is remanded.

The Veteran's major depressive disorder has been rated at 50 percent, and the Board finds that it does not meet the criteria for a higher rating due to occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied, as was his request for increased disability ratings. The appeal is dismissed.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including whether it is related to service, herbicide exposure, or his pre-existing conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination to determine the nature, etiology, and date of onset of any psychiatric disorder that was diagnosed during the appeal period, including bipolar disorder and depression (excluding PTSD).

Service connection has been granted for headaches, a psychiatric disorder (to include anxiety and depression), and residuals of a broken jaw. The Veteran's skin condition, claimed as jungle rot, traumatic brain injury to include syncope, right shoulder disability, degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine, and peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity are all pending.,The Board has granted service connection for headaches, a psychiatric disorder (to include anxiety and depression), and residuals of a broken jaw. The remaining issues have been remanded.

The Veteran's adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depression is related to service, and the claim for this condition has been granted. The claims for other disabilities have been remanded.

The Veteran's adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depression is related to service, and the claim for this condition has been granted. The claims for other disabilities have been remanded.

The Veteran's adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depression is related to service, and the claim for this condition has been granted. The claims for other disabilities have been remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorders rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment, and the Board has granted a TDIU effective February 6, 2015.