Depression Board decisions

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, to include PTSD and depression, and tension headaches due to a duty to assist error.

The Board granted service connection for left lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve and an initial rating of 40 percent for lumbosacral strain, while denying service connection for right foot pain. Other claims were remanded.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) at the intermediate rate between the (m) and (n) rates based on his service-connected conditions.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for service connection for depressive disorder, GERD, and hypertension from September 16, 2015.

The Board denied the veteran's attempts to appeal rating decisions that denied service connection for various conditions and reduced his evaluation, as the appeals were not timely filed.

The Board granted service connection for unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress, finding a relationship to the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted an effective date of September 10, 2021, for the award of a 70 percent rating and TDIU due to service-connected depressive disorder with anxiety disorder.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder of generalized anxiety disorder and depressive disorder, as secondary to the service-connected left ankle disability. Service connection was also granted for pseudofolliculitis barbae, and a 20 percent rating was assigned for left ankle achilles tendonitis from October 23, 2023.

The appeal for service connection for various conditions was dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including stress, anxiety, and depression, as there was no evidence of a current diagnosis or persistent symptoms during the relevant appeal period.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and erectile dysfunction due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted service connection for left hip osteoarthritis and right hip osteoarthritis as secondary to the Veteran's now service-connected knee disabilities, but denied service connection for a variety of other conditions including bilateral ankle, shoulder, foot, mood disorder, tinnitus, hyperlipidemia, and knees.

The veteran's appeal for service connection for generalized anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, PTSD, coronary artery disease, and hypertension was dismissed as it was not timely filed.

The Veteran is granted an effective date of June 2, 2009, for the grant of service connection for unspecified anxiety disorder and major depressive disorder with somatic symptom disorder, and a 100 percent rating for these conditions.

The Board granted a separate 30 percent rating for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) and denied an effective date prior to January 30, 2023, for the award of a 70 percent rating for major depressive disorder with generalized anxiety disorder and alcohol use disorder.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) due to obesity secondary to a service-connected unspecified depressive disorder, denied an increased rating for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board dismissed the claims for a compensable rating for headaches, an increased rating for PTSD and obstructive sleep apnea with asthma, as well as denied service connection for various conditions including allergies, bronchiectasis, nasal polyps, nausea, severe anxiety, severe depression, sexual dysfunction, suicidal ideations, and vertigo.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, right shoulder, left shoulder, right knee, left knee, right wrist, left wrist, lung condition, mental health condition (anxiety and depression), thoracolumbar spine, cervical spine, plantar fasciitis, and migraine due to a lack of evidence supporting current disabilities.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for depression to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error and obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date and separate evaluations, as there was no basis to assign an earlier effective date or additional ratings under the law.