Depression Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include depressive disorder and anxiety, as well as obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings, as well as remanded certain issues.

The Board granted service connection for several conditions, including a back condition, left lower extremity radiculopathy, chronic fatigue syndrome, and migraine headaches, among others. It also granted increased ratings for PTSD and moderate, recurrent, major depressive disorder with anxious distress.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI), and multiple musculoskeletal conditions but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder and unspecified depressive disorder.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining outstanding private medical records.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions and denied increased ratings for several service-connected disabilities, as the evidence did not support a finding of current disability or aggravation related to service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and increased ratings due to insufficient evidence to evaluate the claims adequately.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating for his depressive disorder or hip disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted a 100 percent disability rating for the Veteran's depressive disorder from April 14, 2021, to September 7, 2022.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for the service-connected unspecified depressive disorder with insomnia disorder effective March 27, 2024, but dismissed any higher ratings or earlier effective dates for the right knee conditions.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for service connection for anxiety, depression, and PTSD due to concurrent election of Direct Review while Higher-Level Review was pending.

The Board denied an increased disability rating for the service-connected major depressive disorder and a higher initial disability rating for sleep apnea, as well as a total disability rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as persistent depressive disorder and panic disorder.

The appeal for service connection for unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress and insomnia disorder was dismissed due to a procedural defect involving the claims-processing rules.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for the service-connected depressive disorder, finding that the Veteran's symptoms did not more closely approximate occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety, depression, and PTSD.

The appeal was dismissed as the Veteran did not timely file a Board Appeal request with respect to the rating decision issued on July 14, 2023.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for a depressive disorder with depressive features and anxiety disorder, and remanded claims for service connection for GERD and migraines.