Depression Board decisions

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, right hand tremors, left hand tremors, gout, and chronic kidney disease to obtain outstanding VA treatment records and provide a medical examination.

The Board granted an initial increased rating of 50 percent for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability from March 8, 2010, to May 19, 2014, and denied a higher rating thereafter.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, while remanding claims for depression, anxiety, sleep disorder, right knee strain, left knee strain, and lumbar spine strain.

The Board restored the 10 percent rating for GERD, denied increased ratings for other conditions, and remanded service connection claims.

The Board granted service connection for generalized anxiety disorder with panic attacks and persistent depressive disorder, finding that the Veteran's mental health difficulties began during active service.

The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 50 percent for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder prior to September 10, 2022, and in excess of 70 percent thereafter.

The Board granted service connection for depression, finding it to be secondary to the Veteran's already service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis.

The Board granted an effective date of January 11, 2023 for a 70 percent rating for the Veteran's psychiatric disability but denied earlier effective dates for service connection and increased ratings.

The Board granted service connection for lumbar pain, hypoesthesia and paresthesia of the right lower extremity, left sciatic radicular pain, hypoesthesia, and paresthesia of the left lower extremity, and OSA as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected unspecified depressive disorder. The Veteran was also granted an initial evaluation of 70 percent for his service-connected unspecified depressive disorder.

The Board granted an initial rating of 10 percent for the Veteran's service-connected left knee strain, limitation of flexion (claimed as bilateral knee condition), and denied a compensable rating for hypertension. Service connection was also granted for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date, a TDIU, and Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits.

The Board granted an effective date of April 3, 1982 for the 70 percent rating for major depressive disorder (MDD), but denied an earlier effective date for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for his service-connected unspecified depressive disorder has been withdrawn by his attorney.

The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder, recurrent, mild and remanded the claims for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and migraines (headaches).

The appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include major depressive disorder and PTSD, was withdrawn by the Veteran. The claim for tinnitus was denied due to a lack of credible evidence supporting its presence during the pendency or in close proximity to filing the service-connection claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and remanded a claim for service connection for right hip pain.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and major depressive disorder.

The appeal for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with MDD and insomnia was dismissed as it is essentially an attempt to relitigate an issue that has already been decided.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as MDD and GAD, to obtain additional evidence.