Depression Board decisions

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including joint pain, depression, CFS, headaches, immune system dysfunction, memory problems, yeast/fungal infection, and head congestion, to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted a 40 percent rating for the lumbar spine disability, separate ratings of 10 percent each for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy, and a TDIU. The depression was denied an increased rating.

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 70 percent for major depressive disorder and a TDIU based on the service-connected disabilities.

The appeal for an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for major depressive disorder with bruxism was dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal.

The Board remands the claims for a higher rating for PTSD and TDIU due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's treatment history and the need for an updated examination.

The Board granted an initial rating of 70 percent for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, but denied a higher evaluation for lumbosacral strain.

The Board remands the case for a new examination with an addendum opinion to address whether the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders are related to service.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals is remanding the Veteran's appeal for a VA psychiatric examination to determine the nature and relationship of any identified psychiatric disability to active service and service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted a total disability rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities and basic eligibility to Dependents' Education Assistance benefits.

The Board denied entitlement to higher ratings for persistent depressive disorder, cervical spine disability, and thoracolumbar spine disability.

The Board granted service connection for unspecified depressive disorder and other specified anxiety disorder, but denied or remanded the claims for service connection for a recurrent temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disability, prostatitis, erectile dysfunction, left elbow disability, esophageal disability to include GERD, gastrointestinal disability to include IBS, headache disability, right shoulder disability, heart disability, bilateral foot disability, and compensable ratings for hemorrhoids and allergic rhinitis.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for depression, finding that the evidence does not support a link between the condition and his active service.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for major depressive disorder secondary to coracobrachialis tear repair, right bicep due to an insufficient medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for schizophrenia and depression, as secondary to the now service-connected schizophrenia.

The appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability (claimed as posttraumatic stress disorder) was dismissed because the greatest possible benefit, including an earlier effective date, had already been granted.

The Board remands the matter for further development of evidence regarding the nature and extent of workplace accommodations provided to the Veteran, as well as his income information during the appeal period.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a disability rating greater than 70 percent for persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress, finding that his symptoms more closely approximated those associated with a 70 percent rating.

The Veteran's service-connected major depressive disorder and hypothyroidism prevent her from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is granted.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for the Veteran's unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress from April 13, 2023.

The veteran was granted a 30 percent evaluation for right knee tendinitis with degenerative arthritis, effective January 26, 2018.