Depression decisions — 2022

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for further examination and verification of in-service stressors, as well as obtaining private medical records.

The Veteran's PTSD has been productive of occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, but total occupational and social impairment is not shown. The Board finds that the Veteran's PTSD symptoms do not meet the criteria for a 100 percent rating.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and depression, has been dismissed as he withdrew the appeal from the legacy appeals process.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and readjudication due to new evidence added to the record since the last SSOC in February 2022.

The Board has granted service connection for an unspecified depressive disorder due to military sexual trauma (MST) based on the Veteran's credible account of his experiences and medical evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and alcohol and substance dependence, finding no evidence of such conditions during or within one year after service. The Board also found that secondary service connection for alcohol and substance abuse was not warranted.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate development of evidence, particularly regarding the impact of the Veteran's past hallucinations and suicidal ideation on her functioning during the period prior to October 29, 2016. The Veteran is required to provide a clear statement of her hallucinations over the claim period, and a new examination must be conducted by an examiner other than those who previously examined or provided opinions.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, generalized anxiety disorder, and major depression, due to a lack of verified in-service stressors and the absence of evidence linking current diagnoses to service.

The Veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected prostate cancer residuals and major depressive disorder, which precluded him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression, finding that the Veteran's current psychiatric disorders did not begin during service or are otherwise etiologically related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain an updated VA examination and medical opinion regarding the Veteran's claims for service connection for acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Depression, Anxiety, and Insomnia. The examiner will be asked to address whether any of these conditions are related to service or service-connected TBI.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim of service connection for a depressive disorder due to lack of evidence and need for further examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for depression is remanded due to the lack of records from 1986 or 1989 in either Lafayette or Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Additionally, all VA treatment records from 2018 onwards should be obtained.

The Veteran's depressive disorder is rated at 70 percent from June 1, 2010 to March 12, 2014. He was granted a TDIU for the same period.

The Board has decided that a remand is necessary to gather more recent medical evidence and conduct an examination to determine if the Veteran requires aid and attendance or is housebound due to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's major depressive disorder is granted an initial evaluation of 70 percent, but no higher, for the entire appellate period prior to November 18, 2019.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient information regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disabilities, including whether there are any superimposed disorders and their relationship to service.

The Veteran's claim for PTSD is granted, and his claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD is denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151, service connection, and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance or housebound status due to quadriplegia and psychiatric disorders.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for migraines, psychiatric condition (stress disorder with depression), and right foot condition have been reopened. The Board found new and material evidence to reopen these claims.,Service connection has not been established for cholangiocarcinoma, as there is no current diagnosis of the condition.