Depression Board decisions

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, generalized anxiety disorder, and major depression, are found to be related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's sleep apnea and acquired psychiatric disorders. The initial hearing loss evaluation remains denied.

The appeal for sleep apnea is dismissed. A 70% disability rating for PTSD is granted, effective July 2019. TDIU prior to July 15, 2017 is remanded. Appeals for other conditions are also remanded.

The Board has found that the Veteran's claims for service connection are inextricably intertwined with his lumbar spine and cervical spine claims. Therefore, these issues must be remanded to allow for further development.

The appeal for the issue of entitlement to a compensable evaluation for loss of any portion of maxilla is dismissed. The appeals for PTSD with major depression and TDIU are remanded.

The Board has determined that the remand is necessary due to inadequate opinions and further development of the record is required for both PTSD and TDIU claims.

The Veteran's PTSD, with insomnia and depression, is rated at various levels of severity. The Board has ordered remand to obtain an adequate examination and opinion regarding the current level of disability.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 50 percent for his acquired psychiatric disability was denied.,The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for his left knee strain with patellar tendinitis is remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's psychiatric disorders, including PTSD. The examiner was asked to address the Veteran’s in-service trauma and behavior during service.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinion in a previous decision, and an addendum opinion is needed regarding the nature and etiology of any acquired psychiatric disorder diagnosed during the appeal period.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, finding that the Veteran's current persistent depressive disorder is less likely than not related to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for PTSD with depression and memory loss was granted, with the Board finding that his impairment more closely approximates deficiencies in most areas, warranting a 70 percent disability evaluation.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that it is at least as likely as not incurred in or caused by his active duty service.

The Veteran's claim for an increased evaluation in excess of 50 percent for major depression disorder with generalized anxiety disorder was denied.,Service connection for PTSD was also denied.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's claims for service connection and TDIU due to various mental health conditions, including PTSD, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, chronic fatigue syndrome, and paresthesia of skin. The remand requires additional development such as obtaining updated VA and/or private treatment records, requesting SSA disability benefits records, scheduling a VA examination for the etiology of psychiatric disorders, and scheduling another VA examination to determine the etiology of the claimed chronic fatigue and myofascial pain disorders.

The Board has dismissed all appeals regarding increased ratings and earlier effective dates for various conditions, including aplastic anemia with thrombocytopenia, unspecified depressive disorder, chronic diarrhea, erectile dysfunction, and shortness of breath with exertion.

Your claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, depression, and anxiety disorder, has been dismissed as moot because your PTSD was already granted in a June 2020 rating decision.

The Veteran's initial rating for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus is denied as his diabetes does not require insulin or regulation of activities. The service connection claim for a lumbar spine disability, including DDD and osteoarthritis, is also denied due to lack of evidence showing onset during service or a nexus to service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and his claim for an extraschedular total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression. The AOJ is to verify in-service stressors related to the Veteran's service in Korea and obtain additional medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of any current psychiatric disorders.