Depression Board decisions

Service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death is granted due to his service-connected depressive disorder with alcohol use disorder in remission.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and hypertension to correct errors in the duty to assist, specifically regarding an inadequate VA psychiatric examination.

The veteran withdrew the appeal regarding all claims for service connection, and the Board dismissed these claims.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a thoracolumbar spine disorder and a psychiatric disorder to schedule VA examinations.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of January 30, 2023, for the grant of service connection for major depressive disorder.

The Board denied service connection for depression, not otherwise specified, as the evidence did not support a current diagnosis of any acquired psychiatric condition.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD, and granted service connection for hypertension.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for anxiety condition and major depression.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of June 10, 2008 for the grant of service connection for major depressive disorder.

The Board granted a 30 percent initial rating for migraine headaches but denied non-compensable ratings for chronic ethmoid sinusitis and allergic rhinitis, while remanding several service connection claims.

The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder with anxious distress, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder, anxiety, and insomnia, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions began during active service or were otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.

The Veteran's major depressive disorder (MDD) has resulted in total occupational and social impairment, warranting a 100 percent rating.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, and mood disorder.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include generalized anxiety disorder and depression. The Veteran's left hip disabilities were remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's unspecified depressive disorder is granted a 70 percent evaluation, but no higher.

The Veteran's unspecified depressive disorder with PTSD was granted a 70 percent rating from May 30, 2023, and TDIU was also granted.

The Board granted service connection for left foot acquired pes planus and plantar fasciitis, but denied increased ratings for hypertension, allergic rhinitis, right foot degenerative arthritis with plantar fasciitis, hallux rigidus, metatarsalgia, and Morton's neuroma, depressive disorder, and erectile dysfunction.

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

The Board granted service connection for persistent depressive disorder, with anxious distress; depressive disorder due to another medical condition with anxious distress; and alcohol use disorder, moderate.