Depression Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected unspecified anxiety disorder and unspecified depressive disorder have been rated at 70 percent disabling. The Board found that the Veteran is unable to maintain substantially gainful employment due to his mental disorders, thus granting a TDIU.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and Major Depression. The remand includes obtaining additional medical opinions on the relationship between current psychiatric condition and reported stressors, as well as whether active military service contributed to his condition.

The Veteran's major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder are not related to his service-connected disabilities. The Board has ordered a remand for further development, including verification of the claimed PTSD stressor and an examination to determine the nature and etiology of any acquired psychiatric disorders.

The claim for residuals of a head injury was not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence.,The claim for psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, has been reopened based on the submission of new and material evidence.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder with depressive disorder is rated at 70 percent for the period prior to January 13, 2017. For the period starting January 13, 2017, a higher rating of in excess of 70 percent is denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and TDIU are being remanded due to duty-to-assist errors. A new examination is needed to determine the nature and etiology of any PTSD, including whether it is related to in-service stressors.

The Veteran's PTSD has resulted in total occupational and social impairment, warranting a 100 percent evaluation.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal because a timely substantive appeal was not filed within the prescribed period following the issuance of a Statement of the Case (SOC).

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, other than PTSD, are granted as service connection is established based on in-service sexual and physical assault.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, but the issues of increased ratings for lumbosacral strain and warts on both hands, as well as entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU), are remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unemployable as of April 13, 2014. The Board granted an effective date for the TDIU claim on that date.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right knee, left knee, right ankle, and left ankle conditions due to a lack of evidence showing an in-service injury or disease that caused these conditions.,Service connection was also denied for depression as there is no competent medical evidence linking this condition to service.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for PTSD, anxiety, depression, sleep apnea, left lower extremity condition, and right lower extremity condition are being remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for sleep apnea, headaches, depression, and asthma have been reopened due to the submission of new evidence. The issues are remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's major depressive disorder is currently rated at 70 percent, and the Board finds that this rating is appropriate given his symptoms of depressed mood, anxiety, and frequent panic attacks. The evidence does not support a higher rating.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate VA examination, and a new one must be conducted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for higher ratings and effective date issues are remanded due to missing VA and private treatment records, insufficient VA examination reports, and need for new examinations.

The Board found new and material evidence for some claims but denied them based on lack of service connection criteria, while others were granted due to reopening the claim.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient development of records and need for an opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's psychiatric disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, specifically depression, has been denied as there is no current diagnosis and the evidence does not support a link to service.