Depression Board decisions

The Veteran's initial ratings for PTSD and IBS were granted, along with effective dates of January 1, 2018, for TDIU and DEA benefits.

The Board granted service connection for hypothyroidism with Hashimoto's disease and an adjustment disorder with mixed depression and anxiety as secondary to the service-connected condition.

The Veteran has withdrawn the appeal, and there are no issues for the Board to review.

The Board denied service connection for Grave's disease and denied revisions to prior rating decisions on the basis of clear and unmistakable error, as well as denying increased ratings and earlier effective dates for various conditions.

The Board remands the claims for a VA examination to determine the current severity of the service-connected scars and to obtain medical opinions regarding the etiology of various disabilities, including left hand, foot, knee, right hand, ankle, high blood pressure, head injury, depression, and sleep apnea.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, PTSD, generalized anxiety disorder, alcohol abuse disorder, and other specified depressive disorder to ensure a complete record is available for adjudication.

The Board remands the claim for an increased rating of the service-connected acquired psychiatric disability to ensure a proper VA examination is conducted, considering the Veteran's additional service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (anxiety with depression) due to its etiological relationship with the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied service connection for depression, remanded claims for right and left ankle disabilities, a left knee disability, and bilateral hand disabilities.

The appeal concerning the issue of entitlement to service connection for depression was dismissed because a claim, previously the subject of an appeal, was resolved in the Veteran's favor.

The Board denied an effective date prior to March 19, 2021, for the award of service connection for PTSD with major depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder.

The Board granted an effective date of July 12, 2018, for the award of service connection for depression and pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB).

The Board granted service connection for a migraine condition and depression, but denied an increased rating above 10 percent for tinnitus during the review period (from June 10, 2022, through October 5, 2023), and remanded claims for service connection for ulcerative colitis and diabetes mellitus type II.

The Board denied service connection for depression and sleep apnea, as the evidence did not establish an in-service incident or a link to service. The claim for sinus condition was remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and remanded several other issues, including TDIU and special monthly compensation.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including cervical strain, lumbosacral strain and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, knee strains, psychiatric disorders, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, tinnitus, shoulder disabilities, breathing disability, foot disability, headache disability, and joint disability, to provide the Veteran an additional opportunity for examinations and opinions.

The Board granted an initial rating of 70 percent for major depressive disorder, but no higher.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, GERD, and persistent depressive disorder. The effective date for the grant of service connection for allergic rhinitis was set to December 22, 2022, due to a liberalizing law under the PACT Act.

The Board denied the claim for an initial rating in excess of 70% for major depressive disorder with generalized anxiety disorder and panic attacks, finding that the Veteran's symptoms did not more nearly approximate total occupational and social impairment.

The Board denied the veteran's appeals for earlier effective dates for service connection for various conditions, as the claims were not filed within one year of the prior final denials.