Depression Board decisions

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and OSA due to a need for additional evidence.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for the Veteran's psychiatric disorder effective May 2, 2024.

The Board granted a 20 percent initial rating for bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, sciatic nerve and denied the claims for an earlier effective date prior to January 25, 2022, and increased ratings for unspecified depressive disorder.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and headaches, granted a 20 percent rating for dry eye syndrome, and denied a compensable rating for left eye chorioretinal scar and a higher rating for major depressive disorder.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder and antisocial personality disorder, as it was directly related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for major depressive disorder, recurrent, severe, with anxious distress, with medical co-morbidity from July 25, 2023.

The Board granted service connection for a back disability, assigned a 70 percent rating for major depressive disorder from September 13, 2016, to September 25, 2017, and denied other claims.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, to include anxiety and depression, based on a medical opinion linking the conditions to the Veteran's active-duty service.

The Board granted service connection for Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, Panic Disorder, and Agoraphobia as well as cervical spine strain, right and left upper extremity radiculopathy, and right and left lower extremity radiculopathy. A 40 percent rating was assigned for gastritis.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of December 10, 2016, for the grant of service connection for right shoulder, left shoulder, and major depressive disorder disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include major depressive disorder and major adjustment disorder, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine, left shoulder, and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy disabilities. The claims for service connection for a left knee disability, right knee disability, left leg shin splints, and right shoulder condition were remanded.

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the Veteran's symptoms more closely approximated occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Board granted service connection for other specified depressive disorder with anxious distress and panic features, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for major depression with generalized anxiety and insomnia disorder. The claims for fatigue and sleep apnea were remanded.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for staged ratings of tremors and psychiatric disability but granted initial disability ratings for the tremors from March 13, 2017, to November 7, 2023.

The Board remands the case for additional development, including verification of claimed stressors and a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any current acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board remands the issues of an increased rating for PTSD with major depressive disorder, service connection for tremors and erectile dysfunction as secondary to PTSD with MDD, and special monthly compensation due to a need for aid and attendance.

The Board granted service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae and remanded the remaining claims for further development.

The appeal was dismissed as the Veteran did not file claims for major depression, intermittent explosive disorder, diabetes, tinnitus, and bilateral feet conditions. The Board also denied a higher rating and an earlier effective date for bronchial asthma.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and initial ratings, except for a granted 70 percent rating for psychiatric disability.