Depression Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for TDIU is remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and authorizations from private facilities.

The Board has granted service connection for right leg sciatica, finding that the Veteran's condition is related to his military service.,Service connection was denied for sinusitis and depression. The denial of sinusitis is based on a lack of evidence showing chronicity after service, while the denial of depression is due to insufficient evidence linking it to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA psychiatric examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's diagnosed psychiatric disorders, including cyclothymic disorder, depression, psychosis, anxiety disorder, and dysthymic disorder.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinion regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disabilities, including polysubstance abuse. A new VA examination is needed to address these deficiencies.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including adjustment disorder, depression, anxiety disorder and PTSD was denied as there is no evidence of a current disability that began during active service or is otherwise related to his military service.

The Veteran's PTSD and major depressive disorder are currently rated at 50 percent, but the Board denied a higher rating as their symptoms do not meet the criteria for a 70 or 100 percent rating. The effective date of the increased rating from 50 percent to 70 percent is set at March 5, 2016.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae, lumbar spine disability, neck disability, right knee disability, and acquired psychiatric disorder (unspecified depressive disorder and severe alcohol use disorder) have all been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims.,The Veteran's service treatment records do not show any current disabilities related to his claimed conditions.

The Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is granted. The Board has determined that a remand is necessary due to the inadequacy of the August 2016 VA examination.

The Veteran's service-connected major depressive disorder and lumbar spondylosis have resulted in a TDIU, with the effective date being September 27, 2012.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's psychiatric disorders, particularly PTSD. The Veteran is seeking service connection for these conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current separate diagnosis of depression and thus service connection for depression is denied. The claims for GERD, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, cancer of the tongue, and cancer of the head are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia and depression, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between his current conditions and his active service.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for ischemic heart disease, diabetes mellitus, type II, hypertension, and depression. The claims are now remanded to allow for a VA examination regarding cardiac arrhythmia, hypertension, depression, and TIA.

The Veteran's claim for sleep apnea is denied, but his claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder (major depressive disorder with psychotic features) is granted as secondary to his service-connected left knee disability.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD. A new VA examination is needed to address all diagnosed conditions and their relationship to service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, has been reopened and is granted. The case is remanded for further development.

The Veteran's increased rating claims for his lumbar spine disorder and acquired psychiatric disorders are being remanded due to the failure to issue a Statement of the Case (SOC).

The Board has granted service connection for Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Major Depression, finding that these conditions began during service and are related to active service. The other issues of left leg disorder, heart disorder, colon disorder, and bilateral groin disorder are remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically unspecified depressive disorder, has been granted. The claim for service connection for right knee disability is remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted, but the issues of entitlement to service connection for a neck disability and an acquired psychiatric disability remain pending.