Depression Board decisions

The Board has determined that further development is necessary to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disability, including schizophrenia. The case is being remanded for additional medical opinions and a review of all outstanding VA treatment records.

The petition to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, bipolar disorder, and an unspecified depressive disorder is granted. Service connection for this condition is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for depression, finding that it is at least as likely as not related to the Veteran's service-connected degenerative joint disease with lower back pain and knee condition. The decision also grants a rating of 100% (maximum) disability for this condition.

The Veteran's claim for chronic fatigue as secondary to service-connected tinnitus has been granted.,The Veteran's claims for anxiety, depression and panic attacks have been reopened and granted. The appeal is granted to this extent only.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, headaches and right knee strain are dismissed. The appeal for a higher rating for PTSD is remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's lumbar spine disability and right and left lower extremity sciatica. Service connection is also granted for depression as secondary to a lumbar spine disability, but erectile dysfunction remains unresolved due to lack of VA examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted. The Board has remanded the cases to obtain additional evidence and conduct further examinations.

The Veteran's Major Depressive Disorder is rated at 50 percent, the lowest available rating under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders. The Board found that her symptoms did not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for heart palpitations, abnormal liver function test results, obesity, diverticulitis, bilateral hearing loss, cervical spine degenerative joint disease, allergic rhinitis, and major depressive disorder. The case is remanded to obtain additional medical records and to schedule the Veteran for appropriate examinations.

The Veteran's endometriosis is granted a 50% rating, and her right knee condition and unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress are denied service connection. The lower back condition remains denied.

The Board has expanded the matter to include all psychiatric disabilities, and recharacterized the claim as entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability. The case is remanded due to the need for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any diagnosed psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's service connection claims for a right knee disability, headaches, and depression have been denied.,A rating in excess of 60 percent for residuals of a total left knee replacement has also been denied.

Service connection for depression as secondary to service-connected left shoulder disability is granted. Effective dates for the 20% ratings for left shoulder limited motion and recurrent dislocation are set at November 17, 2011.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches has been denied as there is no current diagnosis of headaches.,Service connection for depression was also denied, with the Board concluding that the Veteran did not have a current diagnosis and his symptoms began many years after separation from service.

The appeal to reopen a claim for PTSD is granted.,The claims for bilateral hallux valgus with hammertoe deformity and left hip disorder are remanded for additional development.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 70 percent since May 16, 2018. The rating is based on the severity of symptoms and impairment in occupational and social functioning.

The Board denied the Veteran's application to reopen his claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression. The evidence did not establish a new and material basis for reopening the claim.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety, and depressive disorder, finding that there was no evidence linking his current symptoms to his military service.

The Veteran's appeals have been dismissed due to his withdrawal of the appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Veteran's linear scar of the right foot is not compensable, and her painful scar does not warrant a higher rating.,Her PTSD due to military sexual trauma, including major depressive disorder, recurrent, results in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.