Depression decisions — 2022

The Veteran's TDIU claim for the period prior to February 6, 2012 is being remanded due to insufficient evidence of unemployability caused by service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders and a need for additional private treatment records.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a front tooth disability due to insufficient evidence in their respective cases.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for the Veteran's PTSD, finding that his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating due to total occupational and social impairment.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection for a bladder condition and a psychiatric disorder (including Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Depression) as these issues were not appealed in the first place.

The Veteran withdrew her appeal, requesting to cancel her request for a BVA hearing and withdraw all issues on appeal. The Board dismissed the appeal as a result.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including major depressive disorder and anxiety disorder, are etiologically related to his service in Vietnam.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's psychiatric disability, unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress, began during service and has been present since then. The decision grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and are now considered.,New evidence has been submitted that suggests a link between the Veteran's duodenal ulcer, hypertension, DM II, anxiety and depression, hemorrhoids, and sinus disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions and incomplete VA treatment records. The issues include low back disorder, acquired psychiatric disorders, chronic fatigue syndrome, respiratory disorder, and headaches.

The Board has remanded the claims for left wrist ganglion cyst, acne, tinnitus, iron deficiency microcystic anemia, fatigue (claimed as tiredness), and psychiatric disorder to obtain additional information from the Veteran's service personnel records and to schedule a psychiatric examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to missing service treatment records and a need for additional medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's psychiatric disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to consider the Veteran's request for an additional 90-day period to submit evidence and argument, as well as concerns regarding the adequacy of the July 2021 VA psychiatric examination.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hepatitis, non-A non-B; right pyelonephritis (kidney condition); an acquired mental disorder (anxiety and major depressive disorder); an ectopic pregnancy and its residuals; and hyperthyroidism due to unclear etiology and need for further development.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders other than PTSD, including anxiety and a depressive disorder, are granted as service connected.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric condition, including PTSD, anxiety and depression, is granted as service-connected. Bilateral shin splints are denied. The rating for the left knee condition remains at 10 percent.

The Board has remanded the case due to an incomplete VA examination, and a new examination is needed to determine if any diagnosed psychiatric disabilities are related to service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate opinions regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders and their relationship to service-connected disabilities. The case will be returned for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the spine, right ankle sprain, left ankle sprain with tendonitis, and PTSD with depression and alcohol use disorder. The issues related to these conditions have been resolved in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinions regarding whether the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is aggravated by his service-connected TBI with residual chronic traumatic encephalopathy with Parkinsonism and whether it is caused or aggravated by a verified in-service stressor involving the explosion of a fire extinguisher.