Depression decisions — 2021

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to include depression, insomnia disorder and PTSD, finding that the Veteran's current symptoms are related to his in-service stressors from service in Vietnam.

The Veteran's prostatitis with sexual dysfunction prior to August 7, 2020, is rated at a 40 percent disability rating. The issue of total disability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) has been mooted as the Veteran already receives a 100 percent schedular rating for major depressive disorder.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, finding that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether the current psychiatric disorders are related to active duty service.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD, GAD, anxiety, depression, and sleep disorder are remanded due to the need for additional examinations and opinions regarding the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for depressive disorder condition as secondary to the Veteran's hypertension and migraine headaches, effective June 13, 2007. The decision also grants an initial disability rating of 70 percent for this condition.

The Veteran's major depressive disorder, with chronic sleep impairment and mild memory loss, is not rated higher than 70 percent prior to January 3, 2020. The claim for TDIU prior to that date remains pending.

The Board denied service connection for hearing loss, skin disorder as a result of exposure to herbicide in the Korean DMZ, and an acquired psychiatric disorder to include insomnia, nervous disorder with anxiety and depression. The evidence did not show these conditions were incurred or aggravated by active military service.,There is no probative evidence linking the Veteran's current hearing loss, skin disorder, or psychiatric disorders to his active duty service.

A 70 percent rating for depressive disorder with anxiety distress is granted effective May 24, 2017.,Total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected psychiatric disability is granted effective June 25, 2017.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including anxiety and depression, is granted as service connected because it had its onset during his military service.

The Veteran's claims for left and right ankle degenerative arthritis, major depressive disorder with alcohol use disorder, and a back disability have been remanded due to the need for additional development.,A separate claim of entitlement to service connection for fibromyalgia has also been remanded.

The Board has decided to remand four issues related to the Veteran's service-connected conditions, including his depressive disorder and knee disabilities. The remand is due to incomplete records and a need for further examination.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including major depressive disorder and PTSD, as well as hypertension. The decision is based on new evidence provided by the Veteran regarding his in-service sexual assault.

The Board has granted service connection for a psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as major depressive disorder and anxiety disorder, finding that the onset of these conditions occurred during military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder and anxiety, finding insufficient evidence to show a current diagnosis of such conditions related to his active service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for psychiatric and respiratory disorders, including PTSD, unspecified anxiety disorder, neurocognitive disorder, major depressive disorder, and obstructive sleep apnea, were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of current diagnoses or a causal relationship to military service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, arthritis, and a back condition due to additional development being necessary.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence and need for a new examination to assess the severity of the Veteran's PTSD with other specified depressive disorder.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for increased disability ratings for major depressive disorder and degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine.

The Board has vacated the initial ratings for aseptic meningitis and persistent depression with insomnia disorder, as well as the denial of SMC based on housebound status. These decisions are due to an administrative error in the original November 9, 2020 decision.

The Board denied the petitions to reopen claims for service connection for hepatitis and depression, finding no new and material evidence that would support reopening the claims.