Depression Board decisions

The Board remands the claims for service connection for anxiety, depression, insomnia and sleep apnea as a new VA examination is necessary to assist in determining the nature and etiology of these claimed conditions.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for an acquired psychiatric disorder from May 8, 2013, but denied an earlier effective date than that date.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than insomnia disorder, to include anxiety or depression, but granted a 10 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected insomnia disorder.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with unspecified major depressive disorder, alcohol use disorder and an effective date prior to March 7, 2022, for the 70 percent rating currently assigned.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for major depressive disorder, but granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board denied increased ratings for major depressive disorder, bilateral hearing loss, obstructive sleep apnea, and a right ankle disability.

The Board granted service connection for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depression, finding a positive nexus to the Veteran's service-connected liver conditions. The claim of entitlement to readjudication based on new and relevant evidence was also granted.

The Board granted service connection for depression, finding that the Veteran's depression was caused by events during service and had its onset during active service.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining additional evidence and scheduling VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for sinusitis, anxiety and depression, a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, and a rating in excess of 20 percent for cervical strain degenerative arthritis of C4/5.

The Board dismissed the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and service connection for a sleep disability due to lack of legal entitlement.

The Board remands the claims for an earlier effective date for the 40 percent and 70 percent ratings of lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease and PTSD with major depressive disorder and anxious distress, respectively.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to an increased rating for chronic bronchitis, service connection for tension headaches (claimed as migraines), and service connection for anxiety and depression due to a need for additional evidence.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to an initial rating higher than 70 percent for service-connected major depressive disorder, recurrent, moderate with anxious distress and traumatic brain injury (TBI), as well as the claims for service connection for Fuchs' corneal dystrophy, left and right eyes, and cervicogenic headaches, for further development.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 70 percent for major depressive disorder with generalized anxiety disorder and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability from March 25, 2011, as well as an earlier effective date for DEA benefits.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and various other psychiatric disorders, as it finds that there was a pre-decisional duty to assist error in not obtaining medical opinions addressing all of the Veteran's diagnosed psychiatric disorders.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression; dermatitis, to include pseudofolliculitis barbae; and a compensable rating for tinea pedis.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, major depression, high blood pressure, and a major head injury as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active service.

The Board granted an effective date of January 17, 2023, for the award of service connection for depression.

The Board granted service connection for unspecified anxiety disorder, claimed as generalized anxiety disorder, but denied service connection for depressive disorder, to include as secondary to a service-connected disability.