Depression Board decisions

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 10 percent for the soft tissue mass of the forehead and remanded the other claims for further development.

The Board granted an initial 70 percent rating for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as depression, PTSD, and anxiety.

The Veteran's major depressive disorder with anxious distress was granted a 70 percent rating from January 2, 2014 to May 10, 2022 and a 100 percent rating from May 11, 2022 to July 6, 2023. TDIU was granted from October 10, 2016.

The Board denied service connection for radiculopathy of the left and right lower extremities, tinnitus, and an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for right ankle tendonitis. The claims for service connection for a left knee disorder, right knee disorder, and headache disorder were remanded.

The Veteran withdrew his claims for increased ratings and service connection, resulting in the dismissal of all appeals.

The Veteran's depressive disorder alone rendered her unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment, and she is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and special monthly compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD with major depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder based on new and relevant evidence.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disability to correct a duty to assist error.

The Board denied an initial evaluation in excess of 70 percent for somatic symptom disorder with predominant pain, generalized anxiety disorder, and major depressive disorder, finding that the Veteran's symptoms did not more closely approximate total occupational and social impairment.

The Board remands the claims for further development and readjudication, as a duty to assist error occurred prior to the September 2023 rating decision.

The Board granted a 70 percent initial disability rating for major depressive disorder and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability from February 27, 2014.

The Board granted service connection for depressive disorder, finding it related to the Veteran's service-connected right carpal tunnel syndrome.

The appeal for service connection, for treatment purposes only under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 17, for PTSD with major depressive disorder has been dismissed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for residuals of a TBI with memory loss and major depressive disorder, as well as remanded an issue related to the effective date of service connection.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include bipolar disorder, alcohol use disorder, depression, and anxiety due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board denied an initial evaluation higher than 30 percent for service-connected persistent depression with anxious distress and remanded the claims for service connection for various conditions.

The Board granted a rating of 70 percent for adjustment disorder with anxiety, depression, cannabis use disorder, and alcohol use disorder and a rating of 40 percent for radiculopathy of the right upper extremity secondary to cervicalgia with degenerative arthritis and IVDS.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae and remanded claims for service connection for bilateral tinnitus, a low back disability, generalized anxiety disorder, and left lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Board granted service connection for a back condition but dismissed claims for anxiety, depression, PTSD, right hip replacement, kidney stones, and denied service connection for actinic keratosis.

The Board granted service connection for major depression disorder and PTSD, but denied earlier effective dates for the back disability and right lower extremity radiculopathies.