Depression Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for hair loss, back pain, depression and anxiety, uveitis, and joint pain as the evidence did not support a finding of current disability or a causal relationship to service.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety and depression, as a new medical examination is needed to address the Veteran's ongoing symptoms and diagnoses.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for persistent depressive disorder with unspecified anxiety disorder and headaches, as the evidence did not support a higher rating under the applicable criteria.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD and MDD with anxious distress, but no higher.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review the case.

The Board granted service connection for unspecified depressive disorder and unspecified anxiety disorder, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, restored the prior 50 percent disability rating for adjustment disorder with mixed depression and anxiety, chronic, with panic attacks, granted a 70 percent initial rating for acquired psychiatric disability, and granted TDIU.

The Board granted an initial 50 percent rating for major depressive disorder and dismissed the appeals for increased rating of migraine headaches and service connection for a right elbow disability, while remanding claims for erectile dysfunction and neck condition.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for a low back disability, major depressive disorder, fibroid tumors, and complete and total hysterectomy due to concurrent elections of review requests.

The Board granted an initial rating of 70 percent for the Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disability, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board granted a 70 percent disability rating for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability from October 21, 2012, but denied an earlier effective date and individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychological condition (to include PTSD and major depressive disorder) to obtain a more thorough medical opinion.

The veteran has formally requested the withdrawal of all pending appeals before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered her unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation from February 24, 2012, to September 26, 2012.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for major depressive disorder and anxiety disorder due to a lack of evidence showing current diagnoses.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for traumatic brain injury (TBI), anxiety, and depression due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error in the August 2021 rating decision.

The Board denied an effective date prior to October 15, 2023, for the grant of a 70 percent disability rating for major depressive disorder and denied an initial compensable disability rating for tinea versicolor.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for depressive disorder with mixed features due to another medical condition, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board granted service connection for cervical spine strain, left and right upper extremity radiculopathy, migraine headaches, and depressive disorder, finding that these conditions are secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for a depressive disorder, finding that the evidence supports a link between the Veteran's service-connected disabilities and his current depressive symptoms.