Depression decisions — 2024

The Board has granted an earlier effective date of September 23, 2021 for the award of service connection for migraine headaches and a TDIU due to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for major depressive disorder, originally claimed as a nervous condition, is granted with an effective date of September 3, 1998.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a mental health disability and tinnitus have been granted with effective dates of December 6, 2017.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of the appeal.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient information in the VA opinion regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disabilities, including his mood disorder. The AOJ will obtain a new medical opinion and consider all relevant evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected recurrent depressive disorder and awarded a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities.

Your claim for service connection for PTSD has been dismissed because a new rating decision granted you service connection for unspecified depressive disorder, which includes your claimed PTSD. The effective date is July 22, 2024.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the Veteran's psychiatric disorders, including PTSD and MDD. The case will be returned for a new VA examination.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance due to her service-connected acquired psychiatric disorders.,The Veteran's service-connected PTSD with major depressive disorder more nearly approximates total social and occupational impairment, warranting a 100 percent disability rating.

The Veteran's major depressive disorder with anxious distress is granted a 100 percent rating. The ratings for left and right knee tendonitis, as well as the left ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain and right ankle sprain, are denied.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted as service-connected. The appeal for depression and anxiety secondary to PTSD is dismissed due to the grant of service connection for PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD with unspecified depressive disorder is currently rated at 70 percent, and the appeal for a higher rating has been denied. Effective May 13, 2013, he was granted TDIU and DEA benefits.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for PTSD with chronic major depressive disorder is granted, effective March 1, 2018.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to their death. The claims for increased ratings and effective dates are not addressed as the appellant died during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, but the Board denied a higher rating. The Veteran was granted TDIU from January 15, 2022 to January 20, 2022.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including manic depression, is granted due to the submission of new and relevant evidence. The case is remanded for a VA examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been readjudicated due to the submission of new and relevant evidence. The Board is remanding these claims as they involve complex medical issues.,Service connection has not been established for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, left knee disorder, or right knee disorder.

The Veteran's service-connected major depressive disorder with PTSD is granted an increased disability rating of 70 percent, effective from the date of the decision.

The Board has remanded the case due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, specifically regarding the verification of the Veteran's claimed stressors. The Veteran is seeking service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety, and depression.

The Veteran's appeal involves multiple issues related to her service-connected conditions, including a hearing loss disability and varicose veins. The Board has identified several issues for remand due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.