Depression Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for Major Depressive Disorder and Generalized Anxiety Disorder, finding that the Veteran's current diagnoses are related to his military service. Service connection was denied for PTSD due to lack of a diagnosed condition.

The Board denied service connection for major depressive disorder as secondary to service-connected disabilities, and remanded the issue of an increased rating for right knee TKA.

The Veteran's appeal to reopen his claim of service connection for a left knee disability is granted. The claims for psychiatric, right and left CTS, cervical spine, and low back disabilities are remanded due to the need for additional evidence or examination.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from securing and maintaining a substantially gainful occupation, thus his claim for TDIU was denied.

The Veteran's major depression is rated at 50 percent disabling, but the appeal for an increased rating has been denied.

The Board has granted service connection for major depressive disorder, finding that it is proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected back and right ankle disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for PTSD was denied, while his claim for Major Depressive Disorder was granted on the basis of direct service connection. The appeal is mixed as it involves both a denial and grant.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for PTSD and MDD, as well as a TDIU prior to April 22, 2016. The Veteran is asked to provide any recent VA treatment records related to his mental health conditions.

The Veteran's major depressive disorder with panic disorder and generalized anxiety disorder is rated at 70 percent disabling from February 16, 2010 to July 18, 2019.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression and PTSD, is remanded due to insufficient evidence. The case will be returned to the RO for further development.

An effective date of September 30, 2009 is granted for the assignment of total rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) and basic eligibility for education benefits under Chapter 35. The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have precluded substantially gainful employment since at least September 2009.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to incomplete examinations and the need for additional medical records. The issues of service connection are being reviewed, as well as initial disability ratings.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher disability rating for PTSD with MDD and his TDIU claim have been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Veteran's initial claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disability, characterized as PTSD with MDD, was granted effective May 2, 2013. A rating in excess of 50 percent is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and new evidence is needed for a determination on service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including adjustment disorder and depression, as secondary to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is currently rated as noncompensable, and the Board finds no basis to grant a higher rating.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (depressive disorder with anxiety) has been granted. The Veteran was diagnosed with this condition during service and linked it to his combat exposure.

The Veteran's appeal for an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for major depressive disorder and panic disorder is dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Board has remanded the cases for further action due to insufficient evidence and to consider whether a TDIU prior to March 15, 2013 is warranted on an extraschedular basis.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, are related to her military service. The VA examiner did not provide a clear opinion on this issue.

The Board has remanded the case due to an error in the previous decision regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, which is now dependent on the outcome of the rectal/colon cancer service connection claim.