Depression Board decisions

The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for service-connected depressive disorder and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the service-connected depressive disorder.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded several claims, including those for back disability, left wrist disability, and others.

The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder, agoraphobia, and generalized anxiety disorder, based on the Veteran's lay report of a stressful event while onboard the submarine.

The Board vacates the May 13, 2019 decision and remands for further adjudication of the Veteran's claim for a non-initial increased rating in excess of 20 percent for major depressive disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include major depressive disorder and PTSD.

The Board remands the service connection issue for an acquired psychiatric disorder and the TDIU claim due to a need for additional development, specifically an addendum opinion on secondary aggravation.

The Board granted service connection for a psychiatric disability (claimed as PTSD with major depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder) due to an in-service stressor, while remanding the claims for right and left upper extremity conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a compensable disability rating for dyshidrotic eczema.

The Board denied a rating greater than 30 percent for the Veteran's unspecified depressive disorder with unspecified anxiety disorder and remanded claims for service connection for low back pain and sleep apnea.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder to correct duty to assist errors, specifically regarding a secondary opinion on causation and aggravation.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder to obtain a medical opinion addressing the etiology of the Veteran's diagnosed conditions and their relationship to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for left ear hearing loss and an initial evaluation of 10 percent from February 17, 2021, but denied a higher rating for major depressive disorder and other specified trauma-and stressor-related disorder.

The Board granted service connection for coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, type II, and hypertension. The claims for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and other conditions were denied or remanded.

The Board granted an effective date of November 22, 2021, for the award of service connection for PTSD and unspecified depressive disorder.

The Board granted an evaluation of 50 percent for bipolar II disorder with major depressive episodes and hypomanic episodes from November 7, 1996 to March 4, 2005.

The Board granted service connection for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depression and insomnia disorder as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depressive disorder, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection for a psychiatric condition and a deviated nasal septum, but remanded the claim for sleep apnea.

The appeal of entitlement to service connection for a mental health disorder, claimed as anxiety and depression, is dismissed. The claims for service connection for heart disease, hypertension, cerebrovascular accident (CVA), bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, chronic kidney disease, atrial fibrillation with cardiac pacemaker, testicular hypofunction, and chronic pain syndrome are denied.

The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder and sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected traumatic brain injury (TBI).