Depression decisions — 2024

The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date and higher disability rating for depressive disorder is denied. The earliest communication suggesting service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was received on November 13, 2013, the same day service connection was granted.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for left and right carpal tunnel syndrome, anxiety disorder, and depressive disorder due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression and anxiety, is found to be at least as likely as not related to his service-connected tinnitus and left knee disabilities.,The Veteran's low back disability is found to be at least as likely as not related to his service-connected left knee disability.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, diagnosed as major depressive disorder, is granted service connection. Service connection for chronic cervical spine pain and chronic low back pain is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether these conditions are related to the Veteran's military service.

Your claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including adjustment disorder with depressed mode and depression, has been granted in a previous rating decision. Therefore, this issue is dismissed as moot.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD with MDD was denied. The Veteran's entitlement to TDIU was granted.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for acquired psychiatric disability, including adjustment disorder, depression, anxiety, and PTSD. The decision is based on evidence that his current diagnoses are etiologically related to his active military service.

The Board denied the claim for an earlier effective date for a 100% rating for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) as there was no increase in severity of MDD ascertainable within one year prior to the January 22, 2019, claim.

The Board has dismissed the claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as depression) and granted service connection for sleep apnea. The claims for allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, and gastroesophageal reflux disorder are remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for depression was dismissed as he withdrew his appeal during the hearing.,Service connection for OSA and HTN were granted, with OSA being secondary to TBI and right knee disability with obesity as an intermediate step.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of a VA examination for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Veteran's claims are pending and will be reconsidered with the possibility of additional evidence being considered.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of a VA examination for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Veteran's claims are pending and will be reconsidered with the possibility of a new examination.

Your claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability has already been granted, and the benefit sought on appeal is now fully granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of a VA examination for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Veteran's claims are pending and will be reconsidered with the possibility of additional evidence being considered.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection and a higher rating for hearing loss has been dismissed due to his death. The Board does not have jurisdiction to proceed with the claims as he passed away.

The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability prior to June 1, 2009 was denied as the percentage requirements for schedular entitlement were not met before that date. The effective date of TDIU is set at June 1, 2009.

The Veteran's appeal for TDIU and DEA prior to July 29, 2020 was denied as the evidence did not show he was unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of a VA examination for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Veteran's claims are pending and will be reconsidered with the possibility of additional evidence being considered.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection of other specified trauma and stressor related disorder with major depressive disorder.