Depression Board decisions

The Board granted effective dates of September 25, 2009, for right knee bony joint enlargement and instability, and September 3, 2014, for other conditions including Graves' disease, avitaminosis, left knee bony joint enlargement, left knee instability, arthritis, diabetes mellitus, type II, hypertension, and depressive disorder.

The Veteran's service connection for PTSD was granted, while other claims for increased ratings were denied or partially granted.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD with alcohol use disorder and denied service connection for sleep apnea and a low back condition.

The appeal for service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, a recurrent jaw disability, a recurrent left wrist disability, a recurrent bladder disability, erectile dysfunction, and a psychiatric disability to include a depressive disorder and an adjustment disorder has been dismissed.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include major depression with anxious distress, panic disorder without agoraphobia, and general anxiety, as it requires a medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's claimed condition.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeal for service connection and increased ratings due to untimely filing of the appeal requests.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include major depressive disorder and polysubstance dependence, as well as hypertension. The claims for peripheral neuropathy were remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, anxiety, and/or depression, as there was no evidence of a current diagnosis or persistent symptoms during the appeal period.

The Board granted service connection for right and left chronic achilles tendonitis, right and left hand rheumatoid arthritis, Steven Johnson Syndrome, and an initial rating of 70 percent for Other Specified Trauma and Stressor-related disorder. The back disability claim was denied.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including hand impairments, hearing loss, PTSD, depression, sleep apnea, shortness of breath, and GERD, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or caused by active military service.

The Board granted service connection for chronic headaches and an initial evaluation of 20 percent, but no higher, for right lower extremity radiculopathy (sciatic nerve), while denying service connection for dermatitis, tremors of the right hand, and other conditions.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and remanded the issue of entitlement to TDIU.

The Board granted a 50 percent disability rating for PTSD with major depressive disorder and denied service connection for sinusitis.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include major depression and PTSD, as there was no credible evidence of a diagnosis of PTSD during the appeal period and no sufficient evidence linking any other psychiatric disorder to active service.

The Board remands the claim for an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent for major depressive disorder to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and an anxiety condition based on the evidence establishing that these conditions are etiologically related to the Veteran's service.

The Board granted an effective date of January 28, 2018, for the grant of service connection and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to the Veteran's mental health disorder.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression, for accrued benefits purposes.

The Board granted service connection for somatic symptom disorder with predominant pain, major depressive disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for psychiatric disability and headaches, but denied service connection for left knee, right knee, low back, and tinnitus disabilities. The TDIU claim was remanded.