Depression Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disability, including depressive disorder. Additional development is needed due to inadequate VA examination and incomplete medical records.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional consideration of his claims, including updated VA treatment records and a February 2018 VA psychiatric examination.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating above 40 percent for low back disability was denied, as the evidence did not show unfavorable ankylosis or incapacitating episodes meeting criteria.,The Veteran's mental health disability (anxiety and depression) was granted a 70 percent rating, reflecting significant occupational and social impairment.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including verifying service stressors and obtaining VA treatment records. The Veteran's claims for PTSD, bipolar disorder, depression, and anxiety are on appeal.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing and following substantially gainful employment. The Board denied the claim for a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU).

The Board has decided that the Veteran's undescended testicle condition was not incurred or aggravated by service, and thus denied service connection. The issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded for further development.

The Board has decided that there was not substantial compliance with previous remand directives and has ordered a new development to adjudicate whether the November 2012 rating decision contained CUE in granting service connection for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, depression, and peripheral neuropathy of the right arm. The effective date for sleep apnea is still being considered.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, and adjustment like disorders due to lack of a diagnosis of PTSD and insufficient evidence linking current psychiatric conditions to service.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims of service connection for sleep apnea, depression, and an increased rating for a right knee condition due to additional evidence being added to his claim file.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for separate ratings of right and left knee instability, but has remanded the claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for major depressive disorder.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia, anxiety, depression, and PTSD. The decision is pending further review.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability was dismissed as a matter of law. The Board found that the October 2019 rating decision did not constitute a final decision by the agency and thus, the appeal must be dismissed.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, should be remanded due to a duty-to-assist error and insufficient medical examination.

The Veteran's service-connected migraines and PTSD have rendered her unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, leading to the grant of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) effective September 29, 2018.

The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability, including PTSD, MDD, GAD, and alcohol use disorder, did not result in total social and occupational impairment during the period on appeal. The VA determined that the Veteran’s symptoms did not meet the criteria for a 100% rating.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, major depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, and dysthymic disorder, due to military sexual trauma (MST) during active service.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, unspecified depressive disorder, and unspecified anxiety disorder. The Veteran's depression is found to be secondary to his service-connected degenerative disc disease (DDD) and associated radiculopathy.

The Veteran's claims for rhabdomyolysis and bilateral hearing loss have been granted as new evidence has been submitted. The claim of service connection for left foot condition (claimed as bilateral foot condition) is denied due to lack of current diagnosis.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and major depressive disorder, has been granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current Major Depressive Disorder with Panic is at least as likely as not related to an in-service incident where he was unknowingly drugged, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's major depressive disorder with PTSD is rated at 50 percent, and the Board has denied a higher rating as it does not meet the criteria for total occupational and social impairment.