Depression Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date, a higher disability rating for major depressive disorder, and a higher disability rating for right upper extremity cervical radiculopathy.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities precluded him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and occupational experience, effective July 29, 2016.

The Board granted service connection for a lower back condition, OSA as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected back condition, and chronic bronchitis. The claims for hip arthritis, sciatic neuritis, and unspecified persistent depressive disorder; generalized anxiety disorder were remanded.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings due to improper concurrent election of multiple review options.

The Board denied the claim for a higher rating prior to February 12, 2020, as the severity of the Veteran's symptoms did not more closely reflect occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Veteran's unspecified depressive disorder was granted a 70 percent rating, and SMC at the housebound rate was granted effective July 13, 2017.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD, UDD, and AUD due to insufficient evidence of in-service combat or corroborated stressors.

The Veteran's unspecified depressive disorder is rated at 50 percent, and his hemorrhoids are not compensable. Other claims for increased ratings for the hips, back, and right lower extremity radiculopathy are remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 30 percent for persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress and alcohol use disorder, as well as entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The claim for service connection for an unspecified depressive disorder was remanded.

The Board denied the claim for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and remanded claims for service connection for anxiety condition and depressive disorder.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for PTSD, alcohol use disorder, and major depressive disorder.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disability to correct a duty to assist error that occurred prior to the July 2022 rating decision.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder to correct a duty to assist error and obtain a new VA examination.

The Board denied an initial evaluation in excess of 70 percent for the Veteran's service-connected major depressive disorder, finding that the evidence did not show total occupational and social impairment.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, and anxiety, to schedule a VA examination.

The Board remands the case for an addendum opinion and to obtain additional VA clinical records due to inadequate opinions provided by the previous examiner.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than already service-connected PTSD, to include depression.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and major depressive disorder, due to a lack of credible evidence supporting the claimed in-service stressors.

The Board granted the application to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include depression and PTSD, due to new and material evidence being submitted.