Depression Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including MDD, anxiety disorder, alcohol use disorder, cannabis use disorder, cocaine use disorder, and opiate use disorder, but denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for partial prostatectomy scars and remanded the claims for service connection, increased rating for MDD, and TDIU due to duty to assist errors.

The Veteran was granted special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance but denied for housebound status.

The Veteran's initial rating for persistent depressive disorder with unspecified anxiety disorder was granted at 100 percent, and the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) was dismissed as moot.

The Board remands the claim for an addendum opinion to address the nature and etiology of the claimed acquired psychiatric disability.

The Board granted service connection for generalized anxiety disorder with social anxiety, major depressive disorder, GERD, and bruxism based on their onset during the Veteran's active duty.

The Board granted service connection for a low back condition but denied service connection for right knee and right big toe conditions, as well as an initial disability rating in excess of 70 percent for major depressive disorder.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date, initial rating of 100 percent, permanent and total disability rating, and SMC based on aid and attendance were granted.

The Board granted service connection for depressive disorder, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's current acquired psychiatric disability is related to his service.

The Board denied service connection for traumatic brain injury and mixed anxiety and depressive disorder with alcohol use disorder, as the evidence did not support a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Board remands the claim for a medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran's pre-existing psychiatric disorders worsened beyond their normal progression due to military stressors.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for unspecified anxiety disorder and remanded claims for service connection for left shoulder, right shoulder, and back conditions.

The Board denied service connection for several conditions, granted a 20 percent rating for chronic fatigue syndrome and a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis, but denied higher ratings for other conditions.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, dismissed the claim for a thoracic spine disability, and granted service connection for right knee strain, left knee strain and meniscal tear, left hip strain as secondary to a service-connected thoracolumbar lumbar spine disorder, and a generalized anxiety disorder and other specified depressive disorder.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but denied service connection for vertigo, depression, anxiety, headaches, a neck disability, dermatitis, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, sleep apnea, chronic fatigue, and a back disability.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression and anxiety, as there was no evidence of a current disability during the appeal period.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for various conditions was dismissed due to a late filing of the Board Appeal request.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for anxiety, depression, and a sleep condition due to a duty to assist error regarding proper notice of scheduled VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, insomnia, left knee disability, right knee disability, left shoulder disability, and low back disability as the evidence did not show a current diagnosis or functional limitation that could be considered a disability.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and denied an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for major depressive disorder, while remanding claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, a headache disability (secondary to major depressive disorder, hypertension or diabetes), and a disability manifested by urinary frequency as secondary to hypertension or diabetes.