Depression Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as depression, was granted. Other claims were denied or remanded.

The Board granted increased ratings for depressive disorder and lumbosacral strain, but remanded the claims for service connection for a right hip condition and right lower leg radiculopathy.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for lumbosacral strain with intervertebral disc syndrome status post laminectomy and remanded several other issues, including a rating increase for major depressive disorder.

The Board granted service connection for a left knee condition and major depressive disorder, recurrent, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and MDD have rendered him unemployable, effective March 9, 2023.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date and a higher rating for his unspecified depressive disorder was denied, but he was granted individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, but denied service connection for a left elbow condition and remanded claims for back and neck conditions.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress and alcohol use disorder due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder to the RO for a new VA compensation examination.

The Veteran's service-connected depression and anxiety alone support an award of a total disability rating based on unemployability, and he is entitled to SMC at the housebound rate effective April 1, 2023.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for lumps in throat and sores in chest area, granted initial ratings of 50 percent for depressive disorder with alcohol use disorder and pes planus, and remanded readjudication of knee and back disability claims.

The Board granted an initial rating of 70 percent for persistent depressive disorder with unspecified anxiety disorder, effective March 21, 2014.

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

The appeal for an effective date earlier than July 14, 2020, for service connection for an acquired mental disorder was dismissed as untimely.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a higher initial disability rating for his service-connected moderate persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress, finding that the current 50 percent rating adequately reflects the severity of his symptoms.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for service connection of PTSD and migraines, denied increased ratings for migraines and PTSD, and granted special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance.

The Board granted service connection for an unspecified depressive disorder and tension headaches but denied the claim for hypertension.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for major depressive disorder prior to November 3, 2020, and a rating in excess of 50 percent from November 4, 2020, to September 25, 2022. However, the Veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) effective May 7, 2018.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection for major depressive disorder, finding no evidence of a formal or informal claim prior to April 29, 2013.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for other specified trauma and stressor related disorder (OSTSRD) with unspecified depressive disorder, as the evidence did not show occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.