Depression decisions — 2024

The Board has determined that the Veteran's depression and anxiety began during his active duty service, and thus grants service connection for these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, including Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder. Service connection is also remanded for the issue of whether the Veteran's PTSD is related to his in-service stressor.

The Veteran's claims for hearing loss, depression, headache disability, sleep apnea, and CFS have been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The claims are now remanded for further development.,Service connection for CFS has not been established as there is no current diagnosis of CFS.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, insomnia disorder, and persistent major depressive disorder.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, to include PTSD and depression, based on new and material evidence.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including anxiety disorder and major depressive disorder, are not service-connected. The Board found that the current diagnoses were more likely caused by post-service stressors.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, OSA, and GERD due to incomplete development of records and inadequate medical opinions. The Veteran is also seeking an increased evaluation for his GERD.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, finding that there is no current diagnosis of either condition and that the evidence does not support a nexus to service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities cause an intermittent inability to provide for his needs and require his wife's assistance, leading the Board to find that he requires aid and attendance of another person.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, including major depressive disorder and insomnia, finding that there was no evidence of a disease or injury incurred during active duty.

The Veteran's petition to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for depression is granted. The Board finds that new and material evidence has been added to the record, raising a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Board has determined that the current medical evidence is insufficient to establish a link between the Veteran's psychiatric disability and his in-service appendectomy, and thus remands for further examination and opinion.

The Board's decision granting SMC for statutory housebound during the period beginning October 17, 2011 is vacated. The TDIU issue prior to November 21, 2018 is remanded.

The Veteran's neck disability is currently rated at 30 percent, effective June 14, 2016. The Board has remanded the issue of a higher rating for his cervical spine disability.,Effective June 14, 2016, service connection was granted for depressive disorder associated with a neck disability and migraine headaches associated with a neck disability.

The Veteran's PTSD with MDD and right hip disabilities are rated at their maximum levels, and no earlier effective date is granted for the PTSD rating.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's discharge from active duty was not for a service-connected disability, and thus he is not excluded from the minimum active-duty service requirement. The case is remanded to obtain an opinion on whether any preexisting disabilities would have justified a discharge.

The Veteran's atherosclerosis is presumed to be related to his service due to exposure to herbicides.,The Veteran's stroke residuals are considered 'but-for' of his service-connected atherosclerosis.,The Veteran's seizures are considered 'but-for' of his service-connected stroke residuals.,The Veteran's left ischemic optic neuropathy is considered 'but-for' of his service-connected stroke residuals.,The Veteran's major depressive disorder is considered 'but-for' of his service-connected stroke residuals.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied, but the Court remanded it to consider an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, including depression.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, including depression, is granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, to include depression and anxiety, is remanded due to the need for additional development including a VA examination.

The Veteran's hypertension has been granted an initial 10 percent rating effective September 29, 2017.,Service connection for the lumbar spine disability, tinnitus, and hypertension have all been granted with effective dates of September 29, 2017.,Service connection for a left knee disability has not been established.,Service connection for a right knee disability has not been established.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (social anxiety disorder and major depressive disorder) has been granted.