Depression Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for additional medical opinions. The issues include psychiatric disorders, bilateral knee conditions, prostate cancer, and vision disorder.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for bilateral hearing loss prior to February 14, 2019 and a higher rating thereafter is dismissed.,The Veteran's appeal for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for intervertebral disk syndrome prior to February 10, 2013 and a higher rating thereafter is dismissed.,The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for intervertebral disk syndrome prior to July 25, 2008 is dismissed.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right foot disability has been reopened based on new and material evidence.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and depression) is granted.,TDIU from February 14, 2019 is granted.

The Veteran's miscarriage during service was granted as service-connected, and she is also entitled to increased ratings for her right knee and back disabilities.,The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are being remanded for further development.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claims for service connection for depression, bilateral ankles, and arthritis of his entire body. The remaining issues have been remanded.

The Board found the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder was not supported by evidence of an in-service stressor, but remanded to obtain additional medical records and consider new evidence from a private psychologist.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to incomplete medical opinions and examinations. The Veteran's claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and persistent depressive disorder, as well as increased ratings for right knee disabilities, need additional evaluations.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation from December 20, 2020. The Board has granted TDIU.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and restored service connection for a depressive disorder, finding that the pre-existing depressive disorder was aggravated by an in-service assault.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence to verify an in-service stressor and for a VA examination to assess the Veteran's mental health status.

The Veteran's MDD with psychotic features and GAD were found to have started during his active service, leading to the grant of service connection.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings and TDIU is remanded due to the need for additional medical records and information regarding his employment history.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's appeals for service connection on a secondary basis have been remanded due to insufficient rationale in previous VA opinions and new evidence of increased symptomatology.

The Veteran's appeals for an increased rating higher than 10 percent for service-connected left knee degenerative joint disease and an earlier effective date prior to January 6, 2015, for service connection for major depressive disorder have been dismissed due to the withdrawal of all pending appeals by the Veteran's representative.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a new VA examination to determine if the Veteran meets the criteria for PTSD and whether any diagnosed psychiatric disorder is related to his military service.

The Veteran's PTSD and unspecified depressive disorder have been rated at 50 percent, but the Veteran contends that he is entitled to a higher rating. The Board has determined that a new VA examination is needed to assess the current severity of his service-connected conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and erectile dysfunction, finding that further development is needed to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinions regarding whether the Veteran's psychiatric disorder is related to service or secondary to her service-connected disabilities. The Veteran needs a VA examination and medical opinions on these issues.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, currently diagnosed as major depressive disorder, finding that his pre-existing condition was aggravated by military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development, including obtaining updated VA and private treatment records, as well as providing a VA examination to address his service-connected onychomycosis, left foot disorder, acquired psychiatric disorder, and TMJ.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD including depression and GERD due to inconsistencies in VA treatment notes and examinations.