Depression decisions — 2020

The Veteran's schizophrenia with major depressive disorder is rated at a 70 percent disability rating, and he is granted TDIU based on his service-connected mental disorders.

The Veteran's sleep apnea syndrome (obstructive sleep apnea) is being remanded due to a duty to assist error. The issue of entitlement to gout is also being remanded for the same reason.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and Major Depressive Disorder, due to the lack of credible supporting evidence that these conditions were incurred during or as a result of military service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Depression, and Cognitive Disorder. The VA examiner found no evidence that these conditions are related to service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, specifically depression. The case is being returned to VA for further examination and opinion regarding the nature and etiology of any diagnosed psychiatric disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding all acquired psychiatric disorders, including depression.

The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for diabetes mellitus is granted, and the claims for service connection for varicose veins, viral meningitis, right knee disability, bilateral flatfeet, shin splints (to include as due to bilateral flatfeet), and an acquired psychiatric disorder are denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a TDIU prior to November 28, 2006, on an extraschedular basis due to lack of evidence showing that his service-connected disabilities alone or in combination precluded him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for acquired psychiatric disability, including major depressive disorder and unspecified anxiety disorder, as well as cannabis use disorder. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings due to insufficient evidence, including a need for VA examinations.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for generalized anxiety disorder, persistent depressive disorder, alcohol use disorder (in sustained remission), and cirrhosis of the liver have been granted. An effective date of October 3, 2013 has been established for his 50% rating for tension headaches. The application to reopen his claim for service connection for chronic alcoholism is also granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there was clear and unmistakable evidence that his pre-existing psychiatric disorders did not worsen during service. The Board also found no in-service incurrence of a psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for major depressive disorder and unspecified anxiety disorder is granted. The appeal to reopen the claim was also granted.

The Board has remanded several issues for further development and consideration, including obtaining additional medical records and readjudicating the service connection claims. The appeals are not about service connection via a presumption like PACT Act/Agent Orange/Camp Lejeune.

The Veteran's nasal disability is granted service connection. The right knee, back, and OSA disabilities are remanded for additional development. Service connection for TBI and acquired psychiatric disorder (including depression and PTSD) is also remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizoid personality disorder and major depressive disorder, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his active service.

The Veteran's thoracolumbar disc disease remains at a 40% rating. Service connection for psychiatric disorders, left and right arm numbness are remanded due to inadequate examination standards.

An effective date of August 31, 2004, but not earlier, for the grant of service connection for lumbosacral strain is granted. A 30 percent rating for bilateral knee postoperative scars beginning October 28, 2013, but not prior, is granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate examination and the need for a new opinion regarding the Veteran's psychiatric disability, including his diagnoses of depressive disorder NOS, unspecified anxiety disorder, and provisional PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records from 1978 and a need for further medical examination.