Depression Board decisions

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a left hip condition and a mental health condition, claimed as depression with anxiety, due to insufficient evidence.

The Board remanded several claims for further development and readjudication, including service connection for OSA and hypertension, as well as increased ratings for right wrist sprain, MDD, tension headaches, and other musculoskeletal conditions.

The Board granted a higher initial rating of 100 percent for systemic lupus erythematosus but denied an increased rating from 50 percent for the mental health disability.

The appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant, and no substitute has been filed within the required timeframe.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and a psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as persistent depressive disorder, to include as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for cervical strain due to an approximate balance of evidence, but remanded the claim for major depressive disorder for further development.

The Board denied service connection for insomnia disorder, depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, and plantar fasciitis as the evidence did not support a current diagnosis of these conditions.

The Board granted service connection for depression with insomnia, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran and finding that his condition is due to a fall during active service.

The Board finds that new and relevant evidence has been received to reopen the claim for service connection for TDIU, and remands the claims of entitlement to individual unemployability and service connection for mental conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected unspecified depressive disorder and tinnitus prevented him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment from May 23, 2019 to January 23, 2022.

The Board remands the case to determine whether the Veteran's mental health disabilities began during his first period of military service.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and MDD, as secondary to service-connected spinal stenosis with degenerative disc disease (DDD) and degenerative arthritis, for a VA examination.

The Board remands the case for an adequate VA examination and to verify the Veteran's claimed stressors.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for irritable bowel syndrome and remanded the claims for service connection for cerebral infarction, depressive disorder due to stroke, peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity, and peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity.

The Board granted a disability rating of 70 percent for generalized anxiety disorder with unspecified depressive disorder from June 28, 2022 to February 19, 2023 and denied an increase thereafter. It also granted an earlier effective date for DEA eligibility and restored the 30 percent rating for plantar fasciitis.

The Board denied service connection for athlete's foot, tinea pedis, a lumbar spine disorder, depression as secondary to nonservice-connected conditions, left and right foot disorders, left knee disorder, and cervical spine disorder due to the lack of evidence showing current diagnoses at any time during the appeal period.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an unspecified depressive disorder due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, specifically the lack of National Guard records from 2016 and unverified active duty dates.

The Veteran withdrew her appeals for service connection for a bilateral foot disorder and psychiatric disorders, as she has already been granted the maximum 100% permanent and total rating.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities preclude him from obtaining or maintaining substantial, gainful employment, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) is granted.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disability, including adjustment disorder, anxiety, and unspecified depressive disorder, finding no evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.