Depression Board decisions

The Board restored the 70 percent evaluation for major depressive disorder, denied an increased rating, and remanded several other claims.

The Board remands the case for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and adjudicating a claim for TDIU.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, anxiety, and depression, for a VA examination to determine the nature of any psychiatric disorder and whether it is related to service.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis and denied the claims for diabetes mellitus type II, erectile dysfunction, bilateral hearing loss, increased rating for somatic symptom disorder with persistent depressive disorder and intermittent explosive disorder, and increased rating for left ankle sprain.

The Veteran has been granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability and special monthly compensation due to the service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and increased the rating for major depressive disorder to 50 percent, while denying increased ratings for allergic rhinitis, bilateral hearing loss, chronic sinusitis, and external hemorrhoids.

The Board restored the previous 70 percent rating for persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress and denied a rating in excess of 70 percent.

The Board granted service connection for generalized anxiety disorder and other specified depressive disorder, but denied an increased rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher initial rating for right foot acquired pes cavus and pain disorder (other specified trauma stressor related disorder with major depressive disorder recurrent, moderate with anxious distress).

The Board remands the claims for an initial evaluation rating in excess of 10 percent, earlier effective date, and TDIU due to service-connected psychiatric disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and major depression, finding the Veteran's current conditions are related to her military service.

The Board granted a disability rating of 60 percent for left lower extremity (LLE) radiculopathy, sciatic nerve, and denied an increased disability rating in excess of 50 percent for depression.

The Board granted a 70 percent disability rating for the Veteran's unspecified depressive disorder beginning September 22, 2023, but denied an increased initial disability rating in excess of 50 percent prior to that date.

The Veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection for vertigo and depression, dismissing both issues.

The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder (MDD) related to military sexual trauma experienced during active service.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for persistent depressive disorder, to include worry and anxiety and polysubstance abuse, was dismissed as it constituted a freestanding effective date claim. The motion to revise based on CUE was also dismissed without prejudice.

The Board granted a disability rating of 50 percent for MDD with GAD from December 8, 2021, to March 9, 2022, and denied an increased rating in excess of 50 percent thereafter.

The Board granted service connection for a cervical spine disability and denied an initial rating higher than 50 percent for PTSD with depression, adjustment disorder, and anxiety prior to May 21, 2020, as well as a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the service-connected psychiatric disorder alone.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and an earlier effective date, as the maximum schedular rating of 100 percent for PTSD with persistent depressive disorder and traumatic brain injury has been in effect since April 19, 2019.

The appeal for a higher disability rating for persistent depressive disorder with sedative, hypnotic, or anxiolytic use disorder was dismissed due to a duty-to-assist error in the initial decision.