Depression Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, finding that the Veteran's injuries were caused by his own willful misconduct.

The Board has expanded the service connection claim to include an acquired psychiatric disorder, including a mood disorder and depression. The case is being remanded due to potential outstanding STRs and military personnel records.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient information regarding whether the Veteran's psychiatric disorders pre-existed her service or were aggravated by it. The Veteran is seeking service connection for PTSD, MDD and GAD.

The Veteran's claim for an initial disability rating higher than 30 percent for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include major depressive disorder, is being remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD and other conditions like Major Depression, Anxiety Disorder, and Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia, are granted as service-connected. Service connection for tachycardia (heart palpitations) is denied.

The Veteran's claims for diabetes mellitus, Type II, diabetic retinopathy, erectile dysfunction, kidney problems, neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities, and major depression and mood disorder have all been denied as there is no current evidence of these conditions.,There are no presumptive service connection provisions applicable to any of the Veteran's claims.

The Veteran's PTSD and unspecified depressive disorder are granted service connection, while the initial increased disability rating for bilateral hearing loss is denied.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, has been reopened and is now pending. The Board finds new and material evidence in the form of updated VA treatment records indicating a diagnosis of PTSD.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and depression, finding that his current psychiatric disability is not related to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for her service connection award of persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress, finding that no other correspondence prior to April 2, 2012 can be construed as a claim. The effective date remains at April 2, 2012.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and major depression. The decision is based on the need for a new opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's diagnosed psychiatric disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include a nervous condition and depression. However, the claim is remanded due to inconsistencies in the evidence regarding the pre-service existence of her psychiatric conditions.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depressive disorder, was not incurred in or aggravated by service. The Board found no credible evidence linking the current symptoms to an in-service stressor.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia and manic depression is granted. The Board found that the evidence was at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia, is related to her service.

Service connection granted for OSA, DVT, headaches, and acquired psychiatric disorder (Persistent Depressive Disorder). Service connection denied for ED.,Effective date of service connection is July 24, 2014.

The Board has granted an increased rating of 10 percent for depression of the nasofrontal area. The Veteran's claim for service connection for loss of his sense of smell, deviated septum, and chronic sinusitis is remanded due to lack of a current VA examination. Service connection for multiple noncompensable service-connected disabilities remains denied.

The Veteran's depressive disorder is granted as secondary to his service-connected peptic ulcers.,The Veteran's hypertension and congestive heart failure are both granted as secondary to the service-connected peptic ulcer disease.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Veteran's address of record needs to be updated and a supplemental VA examination is required.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus claims are denied as there is no evidence of a current disability. The claim for service connection for depressive disorder is granted.,Service connection is granted for the Veteran’s lumbar spine disability, right lower extremity radiculopathy (secondary to lumbar spine disability), asthma, congestive heart failure, and hypertension.