Depression decisions — 2020

The Veteran's anxiety and depressive disorder have been granted a rating of 70 percent, effective from the date of this decision. A total disability rating based on individual unemployability has also been granted starting February 25, 2014.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, to include major depressive disorder due to a lack of compliance with previous remand directives and the need for additional medical examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient consideration of lay statements linking the Veteran's psychiatric symptoms to his military service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's psychiatric conditions and their relationship to service. Additional development is needed, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and arranging for a new medical opinion.

The Board has granted an effective date of September 16, 2010 for the grant of service connection for persistent depressive disorder with mixed features. The Veteran's claim for statutory special monthly compensation (SMC) under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s) was denied as she does not have a single disability rated at 100 percent disabling.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depressive disorder and PTSD, as the evidence did not support a diagnosis of PTSD or a link to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to concerns about the competency of the VA examiners and because there is no opinion linking the Veteran's major depressive disorder to his service. The Veteran needs to provide information about his treatment history, and a new VA examiner must determine if his depression is related to his service.

The Veteran's PTSD, other specified trauma- and stressor-related disorder, and depression are related to his combat service in the Korean War. His tonsillectomy is currently rated at 10 percent.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for depression, finding that there was no evidence of a psychiatric disability related to his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, along with other conditions, renders him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression, due to insufficient medical opinion in the February 2019 VA examination. The case is returned for a new examination and a determination of whether the Veteran's current psychiatric diagnosis is at least as likely as not caused by his military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for major depressive disorder was denied in April 2011. The effective date of the grant of service connection is October 1, 2014.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to his service-connected depression was granted in June 2015 with an effective date of October 1, 2014.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted, but the claims for anxiety and depression are remanded as there is insufficient evidence to determine their relationship to service.

The Board has remanded the claims for residuals of a head injury, lumbar spine disability, and related conditions due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology. The Veteran's service records indicate he had headaches in service but no definitive diagnosis or treatment.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and verifying stressor information.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depressive disorder, finding that there is no probative medical evidence indicating these conditions were incurred in or are related to his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim to restore service connection for an anxiety disorder, finding that the original grant of service connection was clearly and unmistakably erroneous due to a negative etiological opinion from the VA examiner.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and granted. The new evidence includes VA treatment records that link the Veteran’s current eye disability to hypertension, which is currently on appeal.,Service connection has been granted for an acquired psychiatric disorder including PTSD and major depressive disorder. The Veteran reported symptoms of stress, depression, sleep problems, and irritability during her deployment in Iraq.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a pelvic lesion, and TDIU due to service-connected disabilities. The claims are being returned for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, including PTSD, finding no evidence of such condition in service or related to service.