Depression Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for PTSD, a psychiatric disorder (recharacterized as Major Depressive Disorder), coronary artery disease, and congestive heart failure are being remanded due to the need for further development regarding her in-service sexual trauma stressor event.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining an addendum opinion from a VA clinician to address the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorders.

The Board dismissed all claims due to the Veteran's request for withdrawal of his appeal.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not preclude her from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment, resulting in a denial of the TDIU claim.

The Board has ordered additional development due to new VA medical records being added to the claims file. The Veteran's claim for increased ratings and service connection will be reconsidered after this.

The Veteran's PTSD resulted in a 70% rating, effective from the entire initial rating period on appeal. Effective January 24, 2015, he was granted TDIU.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression, is being remanded due to insufficient clarification of the examiner's opinion.

The Board has remanded the case due to an incomplete verification of the Veteran's reported in-service stressor and for another VA examination and opinion regarding his psychiatric disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected bipolar disorder/depression has prevented him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment, leading to a grant of total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Veteran withdrew her appeal for increased ratings for major depressive disorder associated with Grave's disease prior to November 16, 2017 and thereafter. The claim is dismissed.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, depression, and anxiety is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination to address his wife's statements about his symptoms.

The Board has remanded the cases of a right-hand disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder (MDD with GAD) for further development. The Veteran's lay statements regarding symptoms will be considered, along with his service-connected back condition.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of his PTSD and sleep disorder. Further examination is needed to determine if these conditions are related to service.

The Veteran's petition to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for generalized anxiety disorder is granted.,Service connection for left lower extremity lumbar radiculopathy, secondary to service-connected degenerative disc disease, is granted.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings of depressive disorder with anxiety and history of PTSD, as well as IBS with hiatal hernia are remanded due to the submission of new evidence after the issuance of the October 2019 Statement of the Case.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, sleep apnea, and peripheral neuropathy due to presumed herbicide agent exposure. Service connection was denied for onychomycosis, obesity, and GERD.

The Veteran's appeal for a TDIU prior to May 19, 2017 is remanded due to incomplete employment and education history provided by the Veteran. The Board requests that she complete Forms 21-8940 and 21-4192, and obtains her SSA records.

The Veteran's catatonia and its residuals were not reasonably foreseeable complications of his VA treatment, leading to a grant of compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 1151.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include generalized anxiety disorder, depression, and PTSD.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not meet the criteria for a TDIU prior to June 14, 2014. The Board has also remanded the issue of extraschedular TDIU due to the severity of his tinnitus.