Depression Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for major depressive disorder with psychotic features, finding that no new and material evidence was submitted within one year of the final October 1998 decision.

The appeal was dismissed as the Notice of Disagreement did not timely address the issues in question.

The Board denied an effective date prior to November 14, 2013, for the award of service connection for major depressive disorder.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric condition, to include depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, and panic disorder, as secondary to service-connected disabilities due to a lack of adequate notice prior to a scheduled VA examination.

The Board denied service connection for depression, peptic ulcer, bilateral hearing loss, vertigo, bilateral ankle condition, bilateral elbow condition, foot condition, bilateral hip condition, bilateral knee condition, and bilateral wrist condition as the persuasive weight of the evidence indicated these conditions were not etiologically related to active service.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for major depressive disorder with anxious distress, finding that the Veteran's symptoms more closely approximated occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety, depression, and insomnia, due to a duty to assist error regarding outstanding private medical records.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, an acquired psychiatric disorder (depression and bipolar with sleep problems/insomnia), left hip osteoarthritis, and left shoulder strain.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date, a higher initial rating for his mental health condition, and increased ratings for his right ankle, back, and nerve conditions.

The Board granted an increased rating of 100 percent for the Veteran's service-connected major depressive disorder (claimed as PTSD), effective January 28, 2021.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD and depressive disorder, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for the service-connected unspecified depressive disorder with insomnia and denied increased ratings for other conditions, remanding several claims for further development.

The Board granted service connection for depression, finding that the evidence does not show clear and unmistakable evidence of pre-existing depression that was not aggravated by service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date, a higher initial rating for his mental health condition, and increased ratings for his right ankle, back, and nerve conditions.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, depression, and insomnia, for further evidentiary development.

The Board granted an initial rating of 20 percent for erectile dysfunction and denied a higher rating for the unspecified depressive disorder with sleep-wake disorder, while dismissing the TDIU claim as moot.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD and major depressive disorder, finding the service-connected conditions to be productive of occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas due to suicidal ideation, depressed mood, flattened affect, anxiety, panic attacks, chronic sleep impairment, and other symptoms.

The appeal of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD is dismissed as the benefit has been granted in full.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disability to include PTSD, major depressive disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder as the Veteran's claimed in-service stressors were not verified and there was no competent evidence linking his current disabilities to active service.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for unspecified major depressive disorder, finding that the September 2012 rating decision became final and no new evidence or intent to file a claim was received within one year prior to July 11, 2015.