Depression Board decisions

The Veteran was granted a rating of 70 percent for persistent depressive disorder and unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder prior to April 25, 2024, and the claim for TDIU was also granted.

The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder with psychotic features and alcohol use disorder, finding that both conditions were related to the Veteran's military service.

The Veteran was granted a temporary total evaluation from October 2, 2019, to October 24, 2019, for his service-connected major depressive disorder with anxious distress and stimulant use disorder due to inpatient treatment exceeding 21 days.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the award of service connection for left and right lower extremity varicose veins, depression, OSA, and headaches, but denied service connection for left and right arm chronic venous insufficiency. The increased rating claim for headaches was dismissed.

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for PTSD with major depression disorder for further development, specifically to obtain outstanding VA treatment records from 2012.

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 70 percent for persistent depressive disorder with persistent major depressive disorder but granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and special monthly compensation effective October 9, 2020.

The Board remands the case to have the agency of original jurisdiction adjudicate the claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for PTSD with unspecified depressive disorder.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, depression, and anxiety as the probative evidence did not support a finding of a current disability related to active service.

The Board granted restoration of service connection for a psychiatric disorder characterized as major depressive disorder with anxious distress, effective May 2, 2023.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, variously characterized as alcohol use disorder and anxiety/depression with insomnia or unspecified depressive disorder with insomnia with non-sleep mental comorbidity (AUD), but dismissed the appeal regarding a temporary total evaluation based on hospital treatment in excess of 21 days.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depression, right knee disability, and left knee disability.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for unspecified depressive disorder to obtain a more adequate medical opinion addressing whether the condition pre-existed service and, if so, whether it was aggravated by service.

The appeal for service connection for PTSD and major depressive disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, insomnia, alcohol use disorder, and adjustment disorder was dismissed by the Veteran.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and generalized anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, and/or another acquired psychiatric disability as the evidence did not support a finding of a current disability or an increase in severity during active duty training.

The Board granted an increased rating of 70 percent for the Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder, but no greater.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, depression, anxiety, and panic disorder, as a VA examination is needed.

The Board denied service connection for depression as the evidence did not support a link between the Veteran's current condition and his military service.

The Board denied increased ratings for multiple service-connected conditions and denied service connection for several additional conditions, including tinnitus, chronic sinusitis, left sciatic radicular pain of the left leg, traumatic brain injury (TBI), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), chronic fatigue syndrome, and a back disorder.

The Board denied service connection for shin splints, a low back disability, and a left ankle disability. The effective date for the award of service connection for unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress was also denied.