Depression Board decisions

The Veteran seeks service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including depression and adjustment disorder. The Board has determined that a VA examination is needed to address the presence of current psychiatric disorders and their relationship to her active duty service.

The Board found that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder, was not shown to be related to service or secondary to his service-connected tinnitus. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of an anxiety disorder or depressive disorder, and thus denied service connection for these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for a psychiatric disability, including depression and anxiety, due to head injury. The Veteran's diagnoses of depression and anxiety are considered part of his existing service-connected cognitive disorder.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to allow the RO to review additional medical evidence and consider extraschedular ratings for his service-connected conditions, including depression, gout, neck disability, back disability, and right knee disability. The TDIU claim will also be further developed.

The Veteran's claim for an increased initial rating for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and SSA disability determination records.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss and depression prevented him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment prior to September 6, 2011.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to incomplete records and the need for additional medical opinions. The appeal is not about service connection at all.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining treatment records and scheduling a new VA examination.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is related to his service-connected migraine headache disability, and he is granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, depression NOS, and anxiety disorder NOS, are found to be related to his military service. The Board grants the claim for service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for major depressive disorder as secondary to bilateral hearing loss, effective June 18, 2010.

The Veteran's appeal involves multiple issues including increased ratings for various knee conditions, arthritis, and Bell's palsy. Additionally, the Veteran seeks service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral hammer toe, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), hypertension, left ankle arthritis, lumbar spine disorder, asthma, and hepatitis C. The appeal is being remanded to allow for a new hearing before a different Veterans Law Judge.

The Board has remanded the appeal for additional examinations and opinions to address the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including a head injury, headaches, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and a low back disability.

The Veteran's PTSD with major depressive disorder results in occupational and social impairment, but does not meet the criteria for a higher rating. His right knee disability is currently rated as 10 percent disabling.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current diagnoses of major depressive disorder with anxiety disorder are at least as likely as not related to his service, including physical and mental abuse by a corporal during basic training. As such, the claim for service connection is granted.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining VA treatment and counseling records, affording the Veteran a VA examination to determine the current severity of his service-connected psychiatric disability, and readjudicating the issue on appeal.

The Veteran's PTSD and major depressive disorder prior to February 25, 2015 resulted in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity but not total occupational and social impairment.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and scheduling a VA examination to address the Veteran's claims of service connection for PTSD, anxiety, depression, and a back disability.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, was denied as there is no evidence linking any diagnosed condition to his military service.