Depression Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for a depressive disorder with alcohol use disorder, sleep apnea secondary to the depressive disorder, and tension headaches secondary to the depressive disorder.

The Board denied service connection for a traumatic brain injury (TBI) and remanded claims for service connection for left knee, right knee, left shoulder, right shoulder, right hip, headaches, persistent depressive disorder, and pseudofolliculitis barbae.

The Board granted a 100 percent rating for major depressive disorder with anxious distress features and denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and entitlement to a Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU), effective March 25, 2019.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities.

The appeal concerning the Veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board denied an initial disability rating greater than 70 percent for MDD with unspecified anxiety disorder but granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability and special monthly compensation at the housebound rate, as well as service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board denied service connection for a left foot bunion and a compensable rating for a right big toe scar, while remanding several other issues including entitlement to ratings in excess of 10 percent for right foot bunion deformity, ovarian cyst, persistent depressive disorder dysthymia (also claimed as generalized anxiety disorder), cervical strain, and superficial numbness, right distal outer ear.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for the service-connected major depressive disorder with anxious distress.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for PTSD, bipolar disorder (including alcohol use disorder and anxiety), and major depressive disorder to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The appeal for service connection for major depressive disorder and PTSD was withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board remands the claim for an addendum opinion as to whether the Veteran's psychiatric disability is related to his service due to inadequacies in the previous VA examiner's opinion.

The Board remands the matter for a VA examination to determine the likely etiology of the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board remands the issues for further development to ensure all available service treatment records are associated with the claims file.

The Board granted a 70 percent disability rating for major depressive disorder associated with sleep apnea, effective September 11, 2021, but dismissed the claim for service connection for PTSD.

The Board granted service connection for Meniere's disease, to include as secondary to bilateral tinnitus, but denied service connection for other reactions to severe stress, major depression, to include as secondary to bilateral tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder and denied service connection for anemia, high cholesterol, muscle aches, benign prostatic hyperplasia, erectile dysfunction, frostbite residuals, gonorrhea residuals, and hypertension.

The Veteran has withdrawn the appeal for service connection and an increased rating for psychiatric conditions.

The Board denied an initial evaluation in excess of 70 percent for the Veteran's psychiatric disability, finding that his symptoms more closely approximate occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas rather than total occupational and social impairment.

The Board denied service connection for persistent depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and bilateral hearing loss as the evidence of record did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active service.