Depression Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete service treatment records and unobtained SSA disability benefits records. The appellant's claims for these records are being sent back to the RO.

The Board has determined that the Veteran was insane at the time of his offenses in November 1976, which interfered with the peace of society. Therefore, the character of discharge for his Marine Corps service is not a bar to VA benefits.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for TDIU on a schedular basis prior to March 15, 2010 was denied. The case is remanded for referral to the VA Director of Compensation Service for consideration of whether the Veteran should be granted a TDIU on an extraschedular basis.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including Major Depressive Disorder and Right Thumb Injury Residuals with Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, have rendered him unemployable. The Board has granted a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete VA examinations and a need for additional evidence. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression, is being evaluated further.

The Veteran's death by suicide is being remanded for further medical opinions to determine if any psychiatric disorders had their onset during active service or are otherwise related to service, and whether the death is proximately due to a diagnosed disorder.

The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, due to insufficient evidence linking her current conditions to service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection as secondary to his service-connected bilateral pes planus due to insufficient opinions in the February 2017 VA examination report. The claims are being returned for further development.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to missing service treatment records from November 1978 to February 1979.

The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) was denied as his service-connected disabilities did not meet the schedular requirements and, even when considering extra-schedular factors, he is unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's Major Depressive Disorder had its onset during his military service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran requested to withdraw all issues currently pending before the Board, including those related to his left knee and right elbow disabilities, as well as a depressive disorder. The appeal is dismissed.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for osteoporosis and hypertension, finding that there is no evidence linking these conditions to his active service. The Veteran's lumbosacral strain and major depression are being remanded for further examination and opinion.,Service connection cannot be established as the Veteran did not have a current disability during service or within one year of discharge, nor can it be presumed based on chronic diseases.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to the need for an updated VA examination to assess his current employment impact from service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions due to missing service treatment records and incomplete National Guard service information.

The claim to reopen the finally disallowed PTSD claim is granted. The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression and PTSD, is denied.

The appellant is not entitled to an increased rate of DIC benefits as the Veteran had a total disability rating for less than eight years immediately preceding his death.

The Veteran's major depressive disorder with anxious distress is rated at 70 percent, effective from the date of this decision. The TDIU was granted prior to June 19, 2018.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left hand disability, traumatic brain injury (TBI), headaches as secondary to TBI, and major depressive disorder as secondary to TBI. The evidence did not establish that any of these conditions were related to service.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, and a mood disorder, as well as COPD due to herbicide exposure. Additional evidence is needed from VA and Social Security Administration records, and a medical opinion is required regarding the etiology of these conditions.