Depression Board decisions

The Board has decided the Veteran's claim for service connection for a skin rash, but has remanded his claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and hemorrhoids due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for chronic depression, but the claims for cardiac dysfunction and residuals of hypothermia are remanded due to incomplete records.

The Board denied service connection for lumbar spine disability and depression due to the Veteran's failure to report for VA examinations, as he did not provide good cause.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression with anxiety and chronic sleep impairment, as secondary to his service-connected shoulder disability. The evidence did not support a diagnosis of any formal mental condition under DSM-V criteria.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of acquired psychiatric disorders and tremor disorder due to the death of the appellant.

The Veteran's major depressive disorder is rated at 70 percent, the maximum rating available.,The Board denied entitlement to a TDIU as there was no evidence showing that the Veteran could not secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date before April 22, 2016, for service connection of obsessive-compulsive disorder with major depressive disorder is denied. The Board found that the award of service connection was not based on the newly received STRs and personnel records.

The Veteran's service connection for PTSD and major depressive disorder has been granted, with the conditions found to be directly related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the claims for appendicitis, depression, and low back condition due to a lack of VA examinations. The Veteran is required to provide updated treatment records and undergo VA examinations.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depressive disorder. However, it denied the claims as there is no credible supporting evidence that the Veteran experienced the claimed in-service stressors resulting in PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for left knee status post unicompartmental medial replacement from April 1, 2015 to September 13, 2017 was denied as the evidence did not show that his condition warranted a higher rating. The claim for TDIU was also denied due to lack of sufficient evidence showing he is unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability and right elbow epicondylitis were not incurred or aggravated in service, are not presumed service connected, and are not proximately due to or aggravated by her service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, and schizophrenia as these conditions are not related to service.,Service connection was also denied for dementia due to lack of a current diagnosis.

The Board denied service connection for chronic residuals of a left ankle sprain and a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder including major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and conversion disorder.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and MDD. The evidence is in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's current symptoms are related to his in-service stressors.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension and depression, but denied service connection for right and left shoulder disabilities and lung disability. The Veteran's hypertension is related to his service, while his depression onset during service. Lung disability was not shown to be related to service.

The appellant withdrew their appeal regarding the service connection for atrial fibrillation, benign positional vertigo, tinnitus, allergies, and depression and anxiety. The Board dismissed the appeal as a result.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for secondary service connection for major depressive disorder, finding that his depression is related to his right knee arthralgia. The decision resolves all doubts in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is granted. The claims for low back disability and CAD are denied.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, hypertension, and cervical spine disorder due to new and material evidence having been received.