Depression Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and TDIU due to incomplete development, including a lack of review of additional evidence related to stressors. The Veteran's psychiatric conditions need to be evaluated again by VA examiners.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient examination findings regarding the Veteran's claimed psychiatric disabilities, including PTSD and depression. A new examination is needed to determine if these conditions are related to service.

The Board dismissed the claim of service connection for depression and granted the claim for service connection for sleep apnea.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, finding that it is proximately related to his service-connected psychiatric and traumatic brain injury disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression and alcohol abuse. A VA examination is needed to determine if these conditions are related to service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining all outstanding VA and private treatment records and scheduling a VA psychiatric examination to determine the nature and etiology of any acquired psychiatric disorders. The claims will be readjudicated after these actions.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for ischemic heart disease due to lack of a current diagnosis. The claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, hypertension, skin cancer, and an acquired psychiatric condition (including PTSD, depressive disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder) are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's service connection claim for unspecified depressive disorder and bilateral hearing loss was granted. The claim for tinnitus was remanded due to insufficient medical opinions.

The Veteran's service-connected Major Depressive Disorder with alcohol and drug abuse is granted at a 100% rating, effective October 12, 2012. The issues of TDIU are rendered moot as the Veteran is already receiving a 100% disability rating.

The Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include as secondary to service connected tinnitus), and service connection for obstructive sleep apnea are all remanded due to the need for additional examinations.

The Board denied service connection for a back disability, an acquired psychiatric disorder, sleep apnea, gout, and hypertension. The Veteran's claims were dismissed due to the grant of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.,Service connection was not granted for a back disability, sleep apnea, gout, or hypertension.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depressive and posttraumatic stress disorders, finding no direct relationship to service. Service connection was granted for headaches.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his right and left ankle disabilities, as well as his major depressive disorder. The claim for a temporary total disability rating due to right knee surgery requiring convalescence was also denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was granted effective August 31, 2008. The decision is based on new evidence received after the original denial in September 2009.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, venous stasis skin changes, left lower leg, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, schizoaffective disorder, depressive disorder, substance abuse) due to insufficient evidence or procedural errors. The Veteran's claims are not yet decided.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for a new opinion regarding the etiology of her acquired psychiatric disability, to include major depressive disorder. The Board also finds that service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability should be granted as new and material evidence has been submitted.

The Board has granted service connection for cause of the Veteran's death, thus making the appeal concerning DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 moot and dismissed.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of major depression and bipolar disorder was denied as he did not file a formal or informal claim prior to September 17, 2007.

The Board has denied service connection for a right heel injury and remanded the issues of service connection for GERD and an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as depression disorder).

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD and major depressive disorder, are at least as likely as not related to his military service. As a result, the claim for service connection is granted.