Depression Board decisions

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disability, including major neurocognitive disorder, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board remands the service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, to obtain a more adequate medical opinion.

The Board granted the restoration of a 10 percent rating for hypertension, effective July 1, 2025. The remaining claims were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and left ankle degenerative joint disease due to insufficient evidence regarding in-service stressors and medical nexus.

The Veteran was granted a 70 percent rating for MDD and TDIU based on MDD alone, but the effective date for SMC was denied.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD but granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD, to include anxiety and depression.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates, but granted service connection for Dupuytren's contracture of the bilateral hands as secondary to a service-connected disability.

The Board denied service connection for headaches and denied increased ratings for lumbar spine degenerative arthritis, right knee DJD limitation of flexion, left shoulder arthritis, and other issues. However, the Board granted a 70 percent rating for depressive disorder and separate 20 percent ratings for right knee instability and right knee DJD limitation of extension.

The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss, a rating in excess of 30 percent for migraine headaches, and a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus. The claims for service connection for a brain tumor, left ear hearing loss, and a higher rating for major depressive disorder were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for GERD, insomnia with anxiety and depression, bronchitis with chronic cough, residuals scarring right forearm/elbow with pain, and fatigue due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Veteran's TDIU and DEA effective dates were granted as of July 7, 2020, but no earlier.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include major depressive disorder and PTSD, finding that the Veteran's psychiatric disability is secondary to his service-connected tinnitus.

The Board remands the claims for higher ratings and TDIU to correct an error in providing notice of the Veteran's right to a pre-decisional hearing.

The Board granted service connection for headaches, PTSD and major depressive disorder, and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy as secondary to hypertension.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection and DEA eligibility, and remanded claims for TDIU, SMC based on housebound status, and lumbar disability.

The Board granted service connection for alcohol use disorder, which is secondary to the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The remaining claims are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including unspecified depressive disorder and peripheral neuropathy in all extremities, were granted with specific ratings. TDIU was also granted effective January 28, 2019.

The Board granted an increased initial rating of 100 percent for the Veteran's unspecified depressive disorder with unspecified anxiety disorder, as the symptoms most nearly approximate total occupational and social impairment.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder but denied service connection for a disorder to the cervix.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, MDD, and SSD.