Depression Board decisions

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, to include unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress, due to an incomplete evidentiary record.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, but denied service connection for somatic symptom disorder, depression, and an initial compensable rating for hypertension. The claims for sleep apnea, vertigo, and a gastrointestinal disability were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), as there was no evidence of a nexus between the Veteran's active-duty military service and his depressive disorder.

The Board granted an earlier effective date for the 70 percent rating and a TDIU, but denied SMC based on housebound status.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for insomnia, PTSD, and depression due to a need for additional development.

The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder (MDD) due to military sexual trauma (MST), finding that the evidence was at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's MDD is related to in-service MST.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for major depressive disorder, as the evidence did not support an earlier date of entitlement.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric condition to include insomnia, anxiety, and major depressive disorder for a VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for bipolar type schizoaffective disorder in sustained remission with severe recurrent major depressive disorder, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, identified as GAD, MDD, panic disorder, and somatic symptom disorder, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. A 50 percent initial rating was granted for TMJ disorder.

The Board granted service connection for depressive disorder due to military sexual trauma experienced during active duty.

The Board granted a rating of 50 percent for major depressive disorder but denied special monthly compensation based on total disability due to individual unemployability solely as a result of the condition.

The Board granted an initial evaluation of 70 percent for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, anxiety disorder, and major depression.

The Board denied service connection for depression but granted an initial 50 percent rating for a headache disability.

The Board remands the claims for a supplemental medical opinion regarding the severity of the Veteran's knee and ankle disabilities without medication, as well as an opinion on the etiology of his psychiatric conditions.

The Board granted service connection for left knee pain with functional loss, right knee pain with functional loss, left shin splints, right shin splints, and an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as depression, anxiety, and somatic disorder. The claim for an increased rating for a left ankle fracture was denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 70 percent for service-connected acquired psychiatric disorders, finding that his symptoms did not cause total social and occupational impairment.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including anxiety and depression, as there is no evidence of a current diagnosis during the pendency of the claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection for PTSD and for separate service connection for depression, finding that the evidence did not support a separate diagnosis of depression distinct from her service-connected PTSD.

The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder with anxious distress.