Depression decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the cases of entitlement to a rating higher than 50 percent for PTSD and depression, as well as entitlement to a total disability rating for compensation based on individual unemployability (TDIU). The Veteran's claims must be remanded due to lack of recent VA treatment records and need for an updated VA examination.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeal for service connection of sleep apnea. The TDIU claim was granted, and a remand was ordered for a new VA examination regarding bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to insufficient evidence. The Board will need to provide the Veteran with examinations and consider additional medical opinions regarding his claimed conditions.

The Board has dismissed all claims for earlier effective dates and increased disability ratings, as the appellant withdrew his appeals.

The Board has granted service connection for a depressive disorder, an anxiety disorder, and PTSD due to military sexual trauma incurred during active service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's low back disability is at least as likely as not related to his in-service injury, and service connection for this condition is granted. The claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and headaches are remanded due to insufficient evidence addressing their etiology.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to new and material evidence. The case is remanded for a VA examination to determine the etiology of any diagnosed psychiatric conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's appeal for an examination and opinion regarding his claimed acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The claim is reopened due to new evidence, but verification of the in-service stressor event remains a hurdle.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, adjustment disorder, and depressive disorder. The condition is found to be directly related to his active service.

The Board has denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, but has remanded the issue of service connection for a right elbow disability.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination reports and a need for further development of records. The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, ADHD, depression, and/or anxiety, is now pending.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and major depressive disorder, is remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability (persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress, irregular sleep pattern, and alcohol use disorder) did not more closely approximate the criteria for a higher rating. The Board found that his symptoms were consistent with a 30 percent disability rating.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for acquired psychiatric disorders, sleep apnea (secondary to his psychiatric conditions), and hearing loss are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and records.

The Veteran was granted an initial rating of 70 percent for major depressive disorder, effective June 6, 2016. The appeal is based on reopening the previously denied claim for service connection.,An earlier effective date prior to June 6, 2016, for the award of service connection for major depressive disorder was denied.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD and Major Depressive Disorder, are rated at 70 percent from December 11, 2017, to November 29, 2021. A 100 percent rating is granted effective November 29, 2021.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and MDD, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are at least as likely as not related to his in-service stressors.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression, is granted as service-connected. The issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is remanded.

The Board has remanded the case for further development regarding service connection for sleep apnea and TDIU. The Veteran's representative argued that there is a relationship between his MDD and sleep apnea, but the VA examiner did not provide sufficient reasoning in their opinion.