Depression Board decisions

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, depressive disorder, and anxiety disorder, for a new medical examination and opinion.

The appeal for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for major depressive disorder (MDD) was denied as there is no evidence to support an earlier date than December 9, 2011.

The appeal for an increased rating for depression has been withdrawn by the Veteran and is therefore dismissed.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and MDD with alcohol use disorder, found the separate rating assigned for left lower extremity radiculopathy to be proper, and remanded the claim for a rating in excess of 20 percent for intervertebral disc syndrome with degenerative joint disease and lower back strain.

The Board granted a 70 percent evaluation for PTSD and major depressive disorder, service connection for sleep apnea, and service connection for headache disorder.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for the Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the symptomology more closely resembled occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions and denied increased ratings for existing disabilities, as the evidence did not support a finding of service connection or an increase in severity.

The Board granted service connection for persistent depressive disorder, persistent insomnia disorder, and a recurrent headache disability to include migraine.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for major depressive disorder, recurrent, moderate, with anxious distress and insomnia disorder.

The appeal for an earlier effective date and initial disability rating was dismissed due to untimely filing.

The appeal is dismissed as the Veteran's entire mental health condition, including depressive disorder and adjustment disorder due to tinnitus with generalized anxiety disorder, has been service-connected at 100 percent effective August 21, 2020.

The Board denied an increased rating for the Veteran's major depressive disorder, recurrent, moderate, with anxious distress, as the evidence did not support a higher evaluation.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, to include anxiety and depression, due to military sexual trauma for a new VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for thoracolumbar spine degenerative arthritis and unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress, but denied service connection for sleep disturbances.

The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder with panic attacks, generalized anxiety disorder, alcohol use disorder and cannabis use disorder but denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and irritable bowel syndrome. The rating for the veteran's migraine headaches was affirmed at 50 percent.

The Board remands the claims for an increased disability rating and TDIU due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error in failing to obtain relevant medical records.

The Board denied service connection for depressive disorder, alcohol abuse, and a ventral hernia, and dismissed the appeal for PTSD as untimely.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for major depressive disorder and remanded the issue of a higher rating.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, with MDD, recurrent episodes, and insomnia disorder as the Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board granted earlier effective dates of February 1, 2021, for the awards of service connection and secondary service connection for various disabilities.