Depression Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for depression as the evidence did not support a finding that it began during active service or was otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.

The Board denied service connection for head injury, myofascial pain syndrome, and depression as the evidence did not support a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's period of active duty.

The Board granted an effective date of [REDACTED], 2021, for the award of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder to obtain a medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran's claimed psychiatric disability is related to his in-service depression and any superimposed injury or disease.

The Veteran's major depressive disorder was granted a 70 percent disability rating, and earlier effective dates for service connection of left hip and thigh iliopsoas tendonitis were denied. Several issues related to increased ratings and remands were also addressed.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression, anxiety, and PTSD, as a pre-decisional error was found requiring a VA opinion on the nature and etiology of the Veteran's condition.

The Board denied service connection for left and right elbow disabilities, left knee disability, right knee disability, right hip disability, left hip disability, and a disability manifested as fatigue, to include chronic fatigue syndrome and fatigue as secondary to major depressive disorder.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety and depression, due to an error by the agency of original jurisdiction in failing to provide notice of the Veteran's right to a pre-decisional hearing.

The Board denied service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder, a compensable rating for vitreous degeneration, and an increased rating for major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, depression, anxiety, and alcohol abuse disorder as the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of these conditions.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for major depressive disorder with anxious distress to correct a duty to assist error.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for depression and tinnitus to ensure proper development of evidence.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include unspecified depressive disorder, major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and somatic symptom disorder, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 70 percent for adjustment disorder, chronic with mixed anxiety and depression.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to an impermissible concurrent election of review lanes.

The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder, low back disability, right shoulder disability, and bilateral plantar fasciitis and bilateral pes planus. The Veteran was also granted an initial 70 percent rating for his major depressive disorder.

The Board granted a 40 percent rating for radiculopathy of the left lower extremity effective February 18, 2021, and granted entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual employability (TDIU).

The Veteran's service-connected depressive disorder, recurrent, severe with psychotic symptoms was granted a 100 percent disability rating for the period prior to August 29, 2022. The claim for an earlier effective date for TDIU was dismissed as moot.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and psychiatric disability, to include unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress.

The Board granted service connection for other specified depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder, and increased the ratings for thoracic spine degenerative changes, right knee degenerative disease, left knee degenerative disease, and right shoulder degenerative joint disease.