Depression decisions — 2019

The Veteran's PTSD and unspecified depressive disorder are granted service connection, while the initial increased disability rating for bilateral hearing loss is denied.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, has been reopened and is now pending. The Board finds new and material evidence in the form of updated VA treatment records indicating a diagnosis of PTSD.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and depression, finding that his current psychiatric disability is not related to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for her service connection award of persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress, finding that no other correspondence prior to April 2, 2012 can be construed as a claim. The effective date remains at April 2, 2012.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and major depression. The decision is based on the need for a new opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's diagnosed psychiatric disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include a nervous condition and depression. However, the claim is remanded due to inconsistencies in the evidence regarding the pre-service existence of her psychiatric conditions.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depressive disorder, was not incurred in or aggravated by service. The Board found no credible evidence linking the current symptoms to an in-service stressor.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia and manic depression is granted. The Board found that the evidence was at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia, is related to her service.

Service connection granted for OSA, DVT, headaches, and acquired psychiatric disorder (Persistent Depressive Disorder). Service connection denied for ED.,Effective date of service connection is July 24, 2014.

The Board has granted an increased rating of 10 percent for depression of the nasofrontal area. The Veteran's claim for service connection for loss of his sense of smell, deviated septum, and chronic sinusitis is remanded due to lack of a current VA examination. Service connection for multiple noncompensable service-connected disabilities remains denied.

The Veteran's depressive disorder is granted as secondary to his service-connected peptic ulcers.,The Veteran's hypertension and congestive heart failure are both granted as secondary to the service-connected peptic ulcer disease.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Veteran's address of record needs to be updated and a supplemental VA examination is required.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus claims are denied as there is no evidence of a current disability. The claim for service connection for depressive disorder is granted.,Service connection is granted for the Veteran’s lumbar spine disability, right lower extremity radiculopathy (secondary to lumbar spine disability), asthma, congestive heart failure, and hypertension.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depressive disorder, as there was no evidence of a diagnosis of PTSD or a causal link to service.

Your claim for service connection for insomnia/sleep disturbances/adjustment disorder/anxiety/PTSD/depression was denied in August 2015, but the RO granted it in November 2018. The appeal is dismissed as your benefit has been fully granted.

The Veteran's dysequilibrium, status post carotid artery dissection (claimed as dizziness secondary to TBI), is not related to his service-connected TBI or any in-service incurrence.,There is no evidence of hypertension that is secondary to the service-connected TBI.

The Board has dismissed the appeal for service connection for TBI due to the Veteran's withdrawal. The case is remanded for further action on the issues of service connection for PTSD, Bipolar Disorder, and any other acquired psychiatric disorder.

The claim of service connection for tinnitus has been denied, and the claim of service connection for a psychiatric condition to include depression is remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of schizoid personality disorder with depression (previously rated as major depression) is denied. The Board found that the earliest effective date possible based on the facts in this case and the law and regulations is November 16, 2009.