Depression decisions — 2021

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and TDIU due to additional development being required.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for a psychiatric disorder aside from his service-connected other specified trauma and related disorder, as well as a compensable rating for erectile dysfunction. The Board found that there was no evidence of separate and distinct diagnoses or symptoms from his service-connected condition.

The Veteran's claim for increased evaluations for major depressive disorder and service connection for headaches was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation or service connection, respectively.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, but denied the claim as there is no competent evidence linking the current conditions to military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety, mood disorders, and depression. The Board found that there was no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and service.

The Veteran's claims for increased disability ratings for depression and TDIU prior to September 14, 2011 are remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and opinion.

The Board has granted service connection for major depressive disorder and anxiety, as well as back disability, for substitution or accrued benefits purposes.,Service connection was denied for the Veteran's back disability.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating in excess of 70 percent for major depressive disorder was denied. The Veteran's claim for TDIU due to service-connected disabilities was granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and major depressive disorder is granted. The right eye disability claim is denied, while the right knee and high blood pressure secondary to PTSD claims are remanded.

The Veteran's major depressive disorder is granted service connection, with the opinion that it was caused by his military experiences.,Service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, is denied as there is no evidence of onset in or within one year after service separation. The Board notes that the Veteran had risk factors but no objective findings of diabetes during service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, Depression, Drug Abuse, and Alcohol Abuse due to a lack of current diagnoses under DSM-V criteria.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hepatitis C and major depressive disorder as secondary to hepatitis C. The decision states that there is no evidence linking the current conditions to service, including a laceration injury in service which did not involve blood exposure or use of shared instruments.

The Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance or housebound status was denied because his service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria, including due to lack of permanent housebound status.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for further development, including verifying an in-service stressor described by the Veteran.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional evidence related to private medical records from 2012-2013, which may affect the effective date of a 100% disability evaluation for service-connected panic disorder with agoraphobia and depression.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and Borderline Personality Disorder, finding no evidence of a current disability or in-service stressor. Service connection was granted for Major Depressive Disorder.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board has granted his TDIU claim effective June 10, 2009.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability to include PTSD, finding that the Veteran's current diagnoses are not related to his military service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder. The case is being remanded due to inadequate VA opinions regarding the nature and origin of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for pancreatitis, diabetes mellitus, type 2, headaches, and an acquired psychiatric disability due to incomplete medical opinions and inextricably intertwined issues.