Depression Board decisions

The Board granted an initial rating of 100 percent for depressive disorder, effective August 25, 2021.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as anxiety and depression, to correct a duty to assist error that occurred prior to the September 2021 rating decision on appeal.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his unspecified depressive disorder and lumbar spine disorder, have been found to meet the criteria for a total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and a 70 percent rating for his depressive disorder. The lumbar spine disorder claim is remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and TBI to obtain a VA examination and opinion.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for PTSD, depression, and bipolar disorder due to a need for additional evidence.

The appeal for a higher rating of PTSD was dismissed due to the Veteran not clarifying his review lane within the required time frame.

The Board granted service connection for right ankle right lateral collateral ligament sprain (chronic/recurrent) and posterior tibial tendonitis, but denied a compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss. Several claims for service connection were remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date, a higher rating for major depressive disorder, and service connection for impotence of organic origin as secondary to degenerative joint disease of the left ankle.

The Board denied an increased rating for major depressive disorder and service connection for tinnitus.

The Board grants service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), alcohol use disorder, adjustment disorder with depressed mood, and major depressive disorder based on the Veteran's in-service personal assault.

The Board denied increased ratings for hypertension, major depressive disorder with anxious distress, and obstructive sleep apnea as the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Veteran was granted an earlier effective date of June 8, 2009 for a total disability rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted an effective date of April 30, 2014, for the award of service connection for major depressive disorder and several other conditions related to Parkinson's disease.

The Veteran was granted an increased disability evaluation of 70 percent for generalized anxiety disorder with major depressive disorder from November 20, 2017, to January 20, 2022.

The Veteran's unspecified depressive disorder precluded him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment, leading to the grant of a TDIU rating.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as other specified trauma and stressor related disorder with anxiety, depression, and adjustment disorder.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for depression, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and hypertension, claimed as high blood pressure.

The Board denied service connection for prostate cancer, major depressive disorder, sleep apnea, headaches, substance abuse, and chronic pain syndrome as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by the Veteran's active service, including exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's back disability, sciatic nerve radiculopathy, femoral nerve radiculopathy, and left knee instability while granting a 10% rating for sciatic nerve radiculopathy from January 24, 2019, to August 30, 2019, and a 20% rating for left knee disability with instability beginning on that date. The Board also granted an initial 100% rating for major depressive disorder (MDD) effective February 5, 2021.

The Board granted an initial 70 percent rating for the service-connected psychiatric disorder during the period prior to September 22, 2022.