Depression Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent effective from June 2, 2017. The appeal for a higher rating and TDIU remains pending.

The Board has remanded the cases due to incomplete medical records and need for further examination regarding hypertension, renal failure, and depression.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depression, personality disorder, and PTSD, is remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records and stressor development.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD, depressive disorder, and insomnia were denied as there was no current diagnosis of these conditions under the required DSM-V criteria. The Board found that the Veteran did not have a qualifying diagnosis of PTSD due to lack of service treatment records showing such a condition.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment from February 24, 2017. The Board finds the Veteran is entitled to a TDIU effective that date.

The Board has remanded the claims for residuals of a neck cyst and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression due to inadequate rationale in the previous VA examination and need for further development regarding service connection.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for depression has been withdrawn and is dismissed.

The Veteran withdrew his claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and TDIU prior to May 2019.

The petition to reopen a claim for service connection for a cardiovascular disorder is granted. The Board has also remanded the issues of service connection for a psychiatric disorder other than major depressive disorder.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's sleep apnea, claimed as secondary to his service-connected depression, needs further examination and opinion before a final decision can be made.

The Veteran's MDD is rated at 70 percent, but no more. He also receives a TDIU rating due to his service-connected MDD making him unable to work.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for a headache disorder and major depressive disorder have been denied as there is no evidence of very frequent prostrating and prolonged attacks or total occupational and social impairment, respectively.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD and residuals of abdominal injury have been reopened, and the claim for PTSD has been granted. The claim for residuals of abdominal injury is still pending.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for chronic fatigue syndrome was denied, but he was granted a TDIU due to service-connected disabilities. The Board found that the Veteran’s service-connected conditions precluded him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities made him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment as of January 1, 2013. The Board granted TDIU effective from April 4, 2013.

The Veteran's depressive disorder is rated at 70 percent since February 16, 2006. He also received a TDIU rating.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance/housebound due to a lack of evidence showing she is in need of regular aid and assistance or permanently housebound.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, finding that the Veteran's symptoms did not arise from his military service and were more likely related to employment issues after discharge.

The appeal to reopen a claim of service connection for right knee disability is granted. A rating of 60 percent, but no higher, for status post left total knee replacement is granted. Service connection for right knee disability and acquired psychiatric disability are remanded.

The Veteran's initial disability rating for service-connected persistent depressive disorder was denied, with a final pre-aggravation baseline evaluation of 10 percent and an assigned post-aggravation rating of 40 percent.