Depression Board decisions

The Board has remanded the cases of service connection for anxiety and depression due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran's claims for GI disability, anxiety, and depression are pending.

The Board has granted service connection for depressive disorder as secondary to chronic pain resulting from service-connected joint disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and unspecified depressive disorder, finding that the Veteran did not meet the diagnostic criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD and his current unspecified depressive disorder is not related to in-service events.

The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disabilities render her in need of regular aid and attendance, which is granted for special monthly compensation.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and major depressive disorder were denied, while his claim for an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent for tension headaches was granted. The Board found that new evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims, and that there is no nexus between the current psychiatric conditions and active service.

The Board has granted a higher 70 percent rating for the Veteran's depression, effective from the date of the November 2011 decision. The Veteran is also granted entitlement to Total Disability Rating due to Individual Unemployability (TDIU) based on her service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection, effective dates, and TDIU due to additional submitted evidence. The claims will be reviewed again with new examinations.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to new and material evidence having been received. The right knee pain, left knee pain, acquired psychiatric disorder, and TBI claims are also being remanded for additional development.

The Veteran's tension headaches and major depressive disorder with anxious distress have been granted service connection, with a 70 percent rating since February 27, 2017. The effective dates for service connection and increased ratings are denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and Adjustment Disorder, finding that there was no current diagnosis of PTSD under DSM-5 criteria and insufficient evidence linking the adjustment disorder to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, Major Depressive Disorder, and Anxiety due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to conflicting medical findings regarding the severity of the Veteran's right lower extremity radiculopathy. The Veteran is also seeking service connection for persistent depressive disorder, but that issue remains pending at the AOJ.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as depressive disorder, finding that the Veteran's depression is related to a parachute jump incident during his military service. The decision resolves reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the cases due to new evidence being added to the record. The Veteran's claims for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety disorder, and major depressive disorder will be reconsidered by the AOJ.

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including alcohol use disorder and depressive disorder due to incomplete or conclusory opinions in previous examinations. The Veteran's complete records need to be associated with the claims file, and a new VA examination is required.

The Veteran's initial claim for an increased rating for major depressive disorder as secondary to service-connected Parkinson’s disease was denied.,The Veteran also sought an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for his major depressive disorder, which was denied.

The Veteran's major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder prior to December 21, 2018 resulted in occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform tasks. However, the symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's major depressive disorder was found to approximate a 70 percent evaluation, but not the higher 100 percent rating due to lack of total social and occupational impairment.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for hiatal hernia, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and major depressive disorder were denied. The Veteran was also remanded for further development on his COPD and lumbar spine disability claims.

The Veteran's service-connected duodenal ulcer and major depressive disorder have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment since October 8, 2008. The Board has granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) effective from that date.