Depression decisions — 2024

The Board has denied service connection for various conditions, including hyperlipidemia, hypertension, peripheral vestibular disorder, a disability manifested by passing out, obstructive sleep apnea, migraine headaches, low back disability, psychiatric disorders, allergic rhinitis, bronchitis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to service.

The Veteran's appeals for various conditions have been dismissed due to their death.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his lumbar spine disability and depressive disorder with sleep disturbances, have rendered him unable to secure and maintain a substantially gainful occupation prior to February 11, 2020. The Board has granted entitlement to TDIU based on this finding.

The Veteran's appeal for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and MDD, is remanded due to the need for a medical opinion regarding his mental health diagnoses. The appeal for an initial compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss is also remanded due to the need for AOJ review of additional VA treatment records.

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, due to a lack of substantial compliance with previous remands. The Veteran's claims are back before the Board.

The Veteran's service-connected depressive disorder did not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment prior to March 14, 2017.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's psychiatric condition, specifically schizophrenia. The examiner is asked to provide an opinion on whether it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran's schizophrenia had its onset in service and if his behavior issues were initial manifestations.

The Board has found that there has not been substantial compliance with the remand requests and therefore, this claim must again be remanded. The Veteran is seeking higher initial ratings for a service-connected psychiatric disability and right ear hearing loss.

The Board has granted the petitions to reopen claims for service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder and back disability, but denied the petition to reopen a claim for right knee disability. The appeals are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's character of discharge from service is not a bar to VA compensation benefits. The appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as major depressive disorder and associated alcohol abuse, is granted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depression, anxiety, and PTSD, as secondary to his service-connected disabilities. The case is being returned due to lack of substantial compliance with previous remands.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete and inadequate medical opinions, requiring further examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's psychiatric disabilities.

The Veteran's PTSD, anxiety, and depression symptoms have been rated at 50 percent prior to February 1, 2022, and at 70 percent thereafter. The Board has granted an initial rating of 70 percent for the entire period on appeal.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to an error in satisfying VA's duty to assist prior to the July 2019 decision.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD and MDD, as well as for DEA prior to June 25, 2020, are being remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records. The claim for a temporary total evaluation is also being remanded.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD and MDD, as well as for DEA prior to June 25, 2020, are being remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records. The claim for a temporary total evaluation is also being remanded.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD and MDD, as well as for DEA prior to June 25, 2020, are being remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records. The claim for a temporary total evaluation is also being remanded.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for service-connected migraines and major depressive disorder was denied. The Veteran is currently rated at 50 percent for migraines, which is the maximum schedular rating available.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for depressive disorder and anxiety disorder associated with PTSD, lumbosacral strain, and earlier effective dates for TDIU and Dependents' Educational Assistance under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD and MDD, as well as for DEA prior to June 25, 2020, are being remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records. The claim for a temporary total evaluation is also being remanded.