Depression Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Depression, finding that the evidence did not support a link between these conditions and military service.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, but has remanded it for further development and examination.

The Veteran's request for a higher rating for painful scarring of the right foot, status-post tibial sesamoidectomy was denied. The Board found that the preponderance of evidence did not support a rating in excess of 10 percent under Diagnostic Code 7804. Service connection requests for other conditions were also denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected headaches and service connection for PTSD due to incomplete information regarding the Veteran's reported stressor incidents.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for PTSD was dismissed due to his withdrawal of the appeal. The Board also remanded the issue of service connection for a psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, including major depressive disorder.

The Veteran's request to reopen his claim for left wrist disability and service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder due to MST is denied. The case is remanded for further development.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further examination and determination of service connection for TBI, acquired psychiatric disorder (to include depression), and sleep disorder.

The Veteran's claims for tuberculosis, lumbosacral strain, a skin condition affecting the entire body, and PTSD/Depressive Disorder have been granted. The claim for service connection for tuberculosis was reopened due to new evidence showing exposure during service. Service connection is established for lumbosacral strain and a skin disorder affecting the entire body. The Veteran's claims for PTSD and depressive disorder were also reopened.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for depression and remanded it for further development. The issues of service connection for right hand, left hand disabilities, and sleep apnea have also been remanded.

The Veteran's claim for a separate disability rating for urinary incontinence related to his service-connected lumbar spine DDD and spinal stenosis with IVDS was denied.,His claim for an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for major depressive disorder since August 2, 2013 was also denied.

The Veteran has withdrawn their appeals for service connection on multiple conditions, including enlarged prostate, skin lesions of the hands, bilateral nipple condition, skin lesions of the nose, eczema of the legs, tremors and shaking of the left side of body, hypertension, and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than depression.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service-connected.,Service connection for major depression, panic disorder, and dysthymic disorder (claimed as an acquired psychiatric disorder) is granted. The Veteran's PTSD claim was denied.

The Board dismissed the claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder as it had already been granted in a previous rating decision.,Service connection was denied for bilateral knee disability, hypertension, and headaches.

The Board denied service connection for sinusitis, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and a headache disorder. The Veteran did not have current chronic conditions related to his in-service injuries.

The Board has granted an initial rating of 70 percent for depression, but the case is remanded to adjudicate a claim for TDIU.

The Veteran's tinnitus and PTSD with Major Depressive Disorder are both granted as service-connected.

The Veteran's left knee disability was restored to a 30 percent rating.,An initial rating of 30 percent for Major Depressive Disorder prior to July 6, 2015 was denied. However, from July 6, 2015 onwards, the Veteran received increased ratings up to 70 percent.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and depression, as well as a right knee disability, were denied due to lack of new and material evidence. The Board found that the submitted evidence did not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claims.

The Board has decided the claim is remanded for further development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and a medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's headaches are related to his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was previously denied in a final January 2013 rating decision. The Board has now reopened the claim due to new and material evidence, but the issue of whether the condition is related to service remains unresolved.