Depression Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to incomplete information and need for further development, including verification of service in Korea and review of private treatment records.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss and left ear hearing loss. The Veteran is not shown to have a current disability of these conditions, with the exception of left ear hearing loss which was found to be less likely related to military noise exposure. Service connection for erectile dysfunction and tinnitus are also denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, anxiety, memory loss, and sleep problems, originated during his service. Therefore, the claim for service connection is granted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder and entitlement to a TDIU due to incomplete records, need for another examination, and inextricability of the issues.

The Board is remanding the case to consider the collective impact of all the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral hearing loss disability, on his disability picture and whether it renders the schedular evaluations inadequate for an extra-schedular rating.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, ADHD, and alcohol dependence, are related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including generalized anxiety disorder and major depressive disorder, was aggravated by his service-connected irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression, anxiety, and PTSD, is related to service. The secondary substance abuse disorders are also considered service-connected.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the failure to provide proper notice of a change in his hearing request. The case will be returned to the Board for further action.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, as well as for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and depression), based on verified in-service stressors. The Veteran's right maxilla disorder is denied due to lack of current evidence. Service connection for a neck disorder was not addressed.

The Board has found the Veteran's report of stressors while on active duty in Vietnam to be plausible and credible, and service connection for PTSD with depression is granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypoparathyroidism and an acquired psychiatric disorder, as well as her claim for a compensable rating for service-connected deviated nasal septum.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions and scheduling VA examinations. The Veteran's claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition (including PTSD and depressive disorder) and a bilateral knee condition are pending.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records, as well as a new VA examination to determine if any current psychiatric disorder is related to military service. The Veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD and/or major depressive disorder will be reconsidered based on the additional evidence.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete VA examination and treatment records, and for obtaining an addendum opinion from a suitably qualified VA examiner regarding the Veteran's psychiatric disorders.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and remanded the Veteran's claims for sarcoidosis and hypertension. The decision is mixed as some issues were granted while others were not.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected major depression is being remanded due to the need to obtain outstanding private medical records.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including major depressive disorder and anxiety disorder, as secondary to her service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's hypertension is found to be related to his service-connected GAD/depression. Service connection for GAD/depression is granted with an effective date of June 22, 2007, and a rating of 50 percent. The right knee disability is rated as 20 percent from the initial grant of service connection on June 21, 2012, to January 31, 2014, and as 70 percent beginning February 1, 2014. Service connection for GAD/depression is granted with an effective date of February 1, 2014.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, intermittent explosive disorder, bipolar type II, depressive disorder, and mood disorder is being remanded due to the need for additional examination and development of records.