Depression Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, including PTSD, depression, and/or anxiety. The Veteran needs a VA examination to determine if his conditions are related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disabilities, including depression, bipolar disorder, and paranoid schizophrenia, are related to service. A VA examination is needed.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for reactive depression, cervical spine degenerative arthritis, lumbar spine degenerative arthritis, and gastrointestinal disorder (IBS) have been withdrawn or reopened. The cases are now remanded for further development.,Service connection remains pending for the Veteran's claimed conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected right and left knee conditions, along with his depressive disorder, prevent him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's MDD is granted as service connected. The breathing problem and sleep disorder are remanded for further review.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment, with the exception of periods prior to April 11, 2019 where he did not meet schedular criteria for TDIU.

The Board has granted service connection for major depressive disorder with psychotic features, generalized anxiety disorder, and somatic symptom disorder with predominant pain. The claim was reopened due to the submission of new evidence relevant to the psychiatric condition.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, gastritis, and esophagitis due to inadequate medical opinions regarding causation and aggravation.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD with depression and anxiety, are not service-connected. The case is being remanded to attempt verification of in-service stressors and for a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate opinions regarding the service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, paranoid schizophrenia, and depression. The Veteran's claims are pending further development.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate VA examination and the need for additional evidence. The Veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including depressive disorder, will be reviewed again with new medical opinions.

The Board has determined that there has not been substantial compliance with the prior remand, requiring further remand to correct the error. The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development including scheduling a VA psychiatric examination.

The Veteran's depressive disorder is rated at a 70 percent disability rating effective February 1, 2017. The Board found that the Veteran's symptoms equate to deficiencies in work, family relations, judgment, thinking, and mood, warranting a 70 percent rating.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD with major depressive disorder, finding that these conditions are related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for color blindness, a neurological disability manifested by memory loss and headaches, and a psychiatric disorder to include depressive disorder, dysthymia, and generalized anxiety. The evidence did not support finding that these conditions were related to active duty service or any other factor.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to obtain the Veteran's private treatment records and to provide him with a VA examination for his bilateral hearing loss, ingrown toenails, heart condition, digestive disability (gastroenteritis), periodontal disease, liver condition, left lower extremity sciatica, major depressive disorder with insomnia and traumatic brain injury (TBI), DJD of the thoracolumbar spine, right hand DJD, allergic rhinitis, hypertension, residual scars of the right eyebrow, and residual scars of the left upper and forearm. The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination and review of outstanding records. The Veteran's claims include PTSD, anxiety, and depression, which he contends were caused by bullying and hazing during service.

The Veteran's PTSD with Depressive Disorder was granted effective October 26, 2011. The other disabilities were granted effective July 13, 2011.

The Veteran's bilateral eye disorder, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, Raynaud's syndrome, and sleep impairment are not service-connected.,There is no evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's service or any service-connected disability.