Depression Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, currently diagnosed as a depressive disorder.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression and insomnia as residuals of an in-service traumatic brain injury (TBI).

The Board remands the case to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including obtaining private treatment and Social Security Administration records.

The Board remands the claim for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the claimed acquired psychiatric disability.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include persistent depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder, as secondary to service-connected disabilities for further development.

The Board granted service connection for degenerative arthritis, left hand and PTSD with Major Depressive Disorder, and Alcohol Use Disorder. The claims for asthma and sleep apnea were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction and earlier effective dates for the awards of service connection for left hip degenerative arthritis, right hip degenerative arthritis, and tinnitus. It also granted a TDIU from September 24, 2021, and basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) from that date.

The Board denied the appeal for restoration of a 100% rating for major depressive disorder (MDD), finding that there was improvement in the severity of the Veteran's MDD and ability to function under ordinary conditions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for cognitive decline and memory loss, as well as anxiety and depression, due to a duty to assist error.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, unspecified depressive disorder, and insomnia disorder with memory loss.

The Board granted an effective date of March 26, 2021, for the 70 percent rating for other specified stressor or trauma related disorder and unspecified depressive disorder.

The Veteran's major depressive disorder was increased to a 100% disability rating effective March 4, 2017, and other issues were resolved with grants or denials.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), major depressive disorder, and agoraphobia based on credible evidence of in-service stressors and continuous symptoms since service.

The Board denied service connection for right leg restless leg syndrome, bilateral hearing loss, generalized anxiety disorder, persistent depressive disorder, and other specified personality disorder.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 40 percent for lumbosacral strain, a 70 percent rating for major depressive disorder with anxious distress (MDD) from January 13, 2020 to July 18, 2021, and a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability due exclusively to service-connected MDD effective October 13, 2020.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left elbow, left shoulder, psychiatric disability (depression), erectile dysfunction, and hypertension due to insufficient evidence in the VA examinations.

The Board granted service connection for a depressive disorder as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected sesamoiditis, left foot.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety and depression, as the weight of evidence is against a finding that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder began during or is otherwise related to active service.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the 100 percent evaluation of MDD, moderate, recurrent with anxious distress.

The Board granted an increased initial rating of 70 percent for the Veteran's service-connected mood disorder due to known physiological condition, with major depressive-like episodes, and also granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to this condition. Additionally, TDIU was granted.