Depression Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was denied, but his claims for PTSD, acquired psychiatric disorder (general anxiety disorder and depressive disorder), obstructive sleep apnea, and headaches were all granted.,Service connection is established for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder (general anxiety disorder and depressive disorder) based on a direct relationship to military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is aggravated by his service-connected disabilities, specifically diabetic peripheral neuropathy.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, anxiety, and depression, finding that the evidence did not support a link between these conditions and active service.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a new VA examination and verification of in-service stressors, as well as determination of the nature, extent, onset and etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including general anxiety disorder and depression, is granted. The appeal for psychosis for treatment purposes only is dismissed.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hammertoes, hypertensive heart disease, PTSD, and major depressive disorder is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability.,Service connection for hypertensive heart disease is denied because the competent evidence does not support an etiological relationship to active military service. The Veteran's hypertension was diagnosed post-service.,PTSD and major depressive disorder are denied due to lack of credible evidence linking these conditions to active military service.,The Veteran's tinnitus claim seeks a rating in excess of 10 percent, but the maximum schedular rating is already assigned under Diagnostic Code 6260.,Non-service-connected pension eligibility is denied as the Veteran did not serve during a period of war.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient verification of in-service stressors and the need for a new VA examination using DSM-V criteria. The Veteran's claim is recharacterized as seeking service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression. The issues of whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claims for bilateral hearing loss and erectile dysfunction have also been remanded. Additionally, the claim for tinnitus is being remanded, as well as the special monthly compensation based on loss of use.

The Veteran's generalized anxiety disorder and major depressive disorder have been granted an effective date of May 17, 2010 for a 100 percent rating. The issue of a higher rating for the left ankle injury is remanded.

The appeal for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 due to misdiagnosis of HIV is dismissed, and a 20 percent rating is granted for hepatitis B. Compensation for total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) beginning March 21, 2013, is granted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete information and lack of examination. The Veteran must authorize a VA psychiatrist or psychologist to clarify his PTSD diagnosis, and he needs to be examined by a VA psychiatrist or psychologist to determine if his psychiatric disability is related to service. Additionally, the Veteran needs to be examined by an appropriate examiner to determine if his sleeping problems are related to service.

The claim for service connection has been reopened, but the issues of service connection for PTSD, anxiety and mood disorder, bipolar disorder, and depressive neurosis (major depressive disorder) remain pending. The case is being remanded to obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for removed nerve tumor from knee, acquired psychiatric disorders including anxiety and depression, and memory loss due to lack of current disability evidence and failure to appear at a VA examination. The appeal was remanded multiple times but the Veteran did not cooperate with VA examinations.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for clothing allowances due to lack of evidence showing wear and tear on his clothing. The case is remanded for further review regarding the bilateral knee braces.

The Veteran's depressive disorder is granted as secondary to service-connected disability. The Board has remanded for further action on issues including service connection and rating for other conditions.

The Veteran's adjustment disorder with anxiety and depression resulted in occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform tasks, warranting a rating of 30 percent prior to January 19, 2016.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression and anxiety, resulted in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity. The RO denied higher initial disability ratings for the condition.

The Board has found that the Veteran's anxiety and/or depression may be related to in-service events, but a VA examination is needed to determine this.

The petition to reopen the previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is granted. Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD due to military sexual trauma, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, mood disorder, an eating disorder, and obsessive compulsive disorder, is denied.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and MDD, due to new evidence provided by the Veteran's mental health provider. The Board also found that there is at least equipoise of evidence regarding whether the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders are causally related to his active duty service, thus granting service connection.