Depression Board decisions

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD with depression and anxiety and secondary alcohol use disorder, is granted a 100 percent rating.,TDIU was granted effective August 16, 2016. The Veteran did not meet the criteria for TDIU prior to this date.,Eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance under Chapter 35 was denied prior to August 16, 2016.

The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for migraines from May 17, 2017 to May 15, 2018 was denied. The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and other acquired psychiatric disorders was granted.

The Board has granted service connection for depressive disorder and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) effective October 22, 2010. The Veteran is entitled to attorney fees of 20% of past due benefits from October 22, 2010 to December 1, 2011.

The Board has remanded the case for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD and adjustment disorder with depression and anxiety disorder, are related to his active service.

The Board denied service connection for left eye glaucoma and a psychiatric disorder (claimed as major depressive disorder) due to the lack of evidence showing these conditions began during or are related to active duty service.

The Veteran's PVC disability is rated at 60 percent since March 23, 2020. The TDIU claim is linked to the service-connected PVC and depressive disorder.,An addendum opinion is needed regarding the etiology of any psychiatric disorders, including whether they are related to active service or his service-connected PVC disability.

The Veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 30 percent for MDD with GAD and entitlement to TDIU prior to October 25, 2017 were denied by the Board. The decision is based on the Veteran's symptoms not warranting a higher rating under the applicable criteria.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability was rated as non-compensable from June 22, 2015 to April 22, 2018. The Veteran is seeking an increased rating for this period.,For the period after April 22, 2018, the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability has not been rated higher than 40 percent.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for major depressive disorder, finding that the Veteran's symptoms did not rise to the level required for a 100 percent disability rating due to their severity and frequency.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and major depressive disorder, finding that these conditions are related to the Veteran's in-service funeral detail.

The Board denied the claims of service connection for residuals of TBI and an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD and depression) due to lack of credible evidence supporting the claimed in-service events.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and Depressive Disorder due to insufficient evidence, including a lack of nexus opinions and an inadequate review of VA medical records. The case is returned for further development.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection on the issues of low back disability, asthma, neck disability, eye disability (including amblyopia, blurred vision, and vision loss), diabetes, acquired psychiatric disorder (to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, depression, personality disorder, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)), and left ankle disability have been remanded. The appeals for service connection on the issues of chest disability, residuals of a head injury, and sleep disorder were dismissed due to withdrawal by the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for further development due to the need for VA examinations to determine if his disabilities are related to an injury during active duty training (ACDUTRA) or inactive duty training (INACDUTRA).

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and major depressive disorder, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's depressive disorder and its relationship to his service-connected knee condition.

The Board has restored service connection for generalized and unspecified anxiety disorder with persistent depressive disorder, effective September 1, 2018, as the evidence did not show clear and unmistakable error in the original grant of service connection.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is dismissed as moot since he had a combined 100% schedular rating for his service-connected disabilities from July 2009 onwards, but not with one rated as totally disabling.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including depressive disorder, right and left knee osteoarthritis, and left shoulder bursitis, rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation since April 20, 2012. The Board granted the TDIU on an extraschedular basis effective from that date.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression and PTSD, secondary to his service-connected osteoarthritis of the lumbar spine is dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.