Depression Board decisions

The Veteran is not competent to handle disbursement of VA funds due to his mental health conditions, including schizophrenia and depression.

The Veteran is not competent to handle disbursement of VA funds due to his mental health conditions, including schizophrenia and depression.

The Veteran is not competent to handle disbursement of VA funds due to his mental health conditions, including schizophrenia and depression.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty-to-assist deficiency and the need for a VA examination.

The Board dismissed the appeal of attorney fees as a result of past-due benefits awarded in a February 2019 rating decision, which granted service connection for major depressive disorder with generalized anxiety disorder and sleep apnea.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder including PTSD diagnosed as a depressive disorder is granted service connection. Ratings for his right and left knee disorders are remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, MDD, and alcohol use disorder as these conditions are found to be related to the Veteran's active duty service.

The Veteran's major depressive disorder is rated at 70 percent since December 19, 2017. The Board found that the symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating of 100 percent due to insufficient evidence of total occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD has been reopened due to new and relevant evidence submitted after the January 2016 final denial. The case is now remanded for a VA examination to determine the etiology of his diagnosed acquired psychiatric disabilities.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, depression, and anxiety, should be remanded for further evaluation.

The Board has decided that a new VA examination is needed to determine if the Veteran meets the DSM-5 criteria for any mental health condition, including PTSD. The examiner should also provide an opinion on whether it is at least as likely as not that the acquired psychiatric disorder(s) had its onset during military service or is causally related to such service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient rationale in the previous opinions and a need for further examination.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include major depressive disorder, is remanded due to a lack of a VA examination and insufficient evidence to decide the claim.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to the need for extraschedular consideration prior to March 3, 2014.

The Veteran's claim for higher level of special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance (A&A) is remanded due to the need for additional evidence, including VA treatment records and private treatment records from Rothman Orthopedics, Jefferson Hospital, and Bryn Mawr Orthopedic Clinic.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for depression as secondary to gastroparesis and asthma has been dismissed. The claim of entitlement to compensation benefits pursuant to the provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for gastroparesis, status post-laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication is remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD and MDD have been rated at 70 percent since March 4, 2019. The rating prior to that date was denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his chronic pulmonary condition with obstructive sleep apnea and restrictive and obstructive lung disease, major depressive disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus, have rendered him unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, needs further development and is therefore remanded.

The Board has granted a TDIU rating, finding that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.