Depression decisions — 2021

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical evidence regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder and its relationship to service, specifically his bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea and depressive disorder, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his military service.

The Veteran's claims for hypertension, low back disability, and erectile dysfunction have been reopened due to new and material evidence. The remaining issues are being remanded for further development.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and MDD, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between his current psychiatric conditions and his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to concerns about the adequacy of the medical opinion provided, and the need for further review of the Veteran's service treatment records.

The Board has decided to remand both the service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and the SMC based on the need for aid and attendance or housebound status claims due to insufficient opinions regarding all diagnosed conditions during the appeal period.

The Veteran's PTSD with anxiety and depression resulted in occupational and social impairment, but did not meet the criteria for a higher rating. The case is remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, previously claimed as PTSD and major depression, has been reopened due to the submission of new evidence. The case is remanded for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any current psychiatric disorders.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate medical opinion, and now needs a new examination or opinion to determine if the Veteran's mental health conditions are related to their service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been denied as there is no evidence of in-service incurrence or continuity of symptomatology for the claimed conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a shrapnel wound to the low back has been reopened and is granted.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a shrapnel wound to the upper back was denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for higher ratings for major depressive disorder and GERD due to insufficient evidence in the record. The Veteran is also being remanded for a VA examination to assess his current severity of psychiatric disability.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and has remanded the remaining issues due to lack of STRs and need for further examinations.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection of a psychiatric disorder, but remanded to obtain additional evidence and conduct further examination.

The Board has denied service connection for a cervical spine disorder and remanded the issues of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD and depression) and hypertension. The neck condition is not related to service, while there is evidence suggesting a possible link between the psychiatric disorders and service exposure.

The Veteran's major depressive disorder is granted service connection. The issues of residuals of adrenal gland surgery and amyloidosis, hypertension, kidney failure, and heart disability are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD has been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The case is being remanded for further examination and potential verification of stressors.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder and anxiety disorder. The case is remanded to obtain additional evidence and opinions regarding the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, major depressive disorder, and anxiety. The examiner should clarify if these conditions are related to service or secondary to service-connected scars.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for Meniere's syndrome and a psychiatric disability, including anxiety disorder and depressive disorder, as well as the rating for his right knee disabilities have all been denied. The Board found that there was no evidence to support these claims.