Depression Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and granted. The decision is mixed as some issues were granted while others were remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for further medical evaluation and opinion regarding his diagnoses.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including a shell fragment wound of the left buttock and major depressive disorder with unspecified trauma disorder, have prevented him from securing and maintaining all forms of substantially gainful employment since April 16, 2010.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for PTSD, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's cervical spine and lumbar spine disabilities are secondary to his service-connected shoulder disabilities. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability is also being remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for back, neck, left leg drop, and acquired psychiatric disorder due to incomplete medical records and inadequate opinions.

The Board denied service connection for mild degenerative disc disease at L5-S1, left knee pain, right knee pain, and depression. The Veteran's back condition is not considered to have originated during service due to lack of objective findings. His knee conditions are also not considered to be related to service. Depression is attributed to multiple life events post-service.

Your claim for PTSD, persistent depression, and alcohol use disorder has been fully granted. There is no remaining case or controversy as the issue was resolved in your favor.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The effective date of the decision is not specified.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and a bilateral foot disorder other than pes planus have been reopened, with the new evidence showing that these conditions may be related to his military service. The claim is granted in part.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including major depression and PTSD. The case is remanded to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of any diagnosed conditions.

The Veteran's PTSD and MDD have been rated at 70% since July 14, 2015. The Board has ordered a remand to schedule the Veteran for a VA examination to determine the current severity of his PTSD and MDD.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for depression and remanded it due to need for additional development. The hearing loss claim is also remanded, but PTSD remains unresolved as there was no verified in-service stressor.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, specifically PTSD. A VA examination is required to determine if these conditions are related to service, including military sexual trauma.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as secondary to his service-connected bilateral hearing loss. The psychiatric disorder (including anxiety and depression) is denied.

The Board has decided to remand two issues: the claim for service connection of a brain hemorrhage as secondary to PTSD, and the issue regarding an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent for service-connected PTSD. The decision is based on the need for additional medical opinions due to inadequate previous examinations.

Your claims for service connection related to migraine headaches, bilateral eye disability, lumbar spine disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, and acquired psychiatric disabilities are being remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records.

The Veteran's PTSD and depressive disorder, NOS with PTSD are granted. A 70% rating is assigned for the service-connected depressive disorder from the date of service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, to include a recurrent moderate major depressive disorder, has rendered him totally occupationally impaired for the entire period on appeal (December 21, 2004 thru October 23, 2016). As such, he is granted a 100 percent rating.

The Veteran's appeals for increased evaluations for chronic ingrown toenail of the right 5th toe, PTSD and major depressive disorder, and a right foot injury have been dismissed.,The Veteran's petitions to reopen claims for service connection for left knee arthralgia, right knee arthralgia, left ankle arthralgia, and right ankle arthralgia have been granted. The appeals for these issues are remanded.,The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a right foot injury is dismissed.