Depression Board decisions

The appeal for a rating in excess of 70 percent for major depressive disorder, to include a separate rating for functional neurological disorder, is remanded due to an inadequate medical opinion regarding the Veteran's FND.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a back disability, and a right knee disability due to procedural errors in scheduling VA examinations.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction and remanded the claims for throat cancer, neck/cervical spine disorder, psychiatric disorder, left ear hearing loss, and right ear hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder (MDD) with generalized anxiety disorder as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and MDD, based on the most probative evidence of record establishing a relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder with anxious distress, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, cardiomyopathy, erectile dysfunction, and major depressive disorder as there was no credible evidence of in-service stressors or a causal relationship to service.

The Board dismissed all appeals seeking service connection for various conditions, as the Veteran withdrew his appeal prior to a scheduled hearing.

The Board remands the claim for an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent for unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress to correct a failure to satisfy a statutory duty.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for depression, finding that there was no evidence of an in-service incurrence or aggravation of a disease or injury to establish service connection.

The Board remands the issue of an earlier effective date for the increased rating of persistent depressive disorder to allow the AOJ to adjudicate the claim based on the evidence submitted.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis and denied an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for major depressive disorder with insomnia and an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for segmental dysfunction of thoracic region and lumbar region with lumbar spondylosis.

The Veteran's service-connected unspecified depressive disorder is rated at 70 percent disabling, but a total disability evaluation based upon individual unemployability was denied.

The Board denied service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder, depressive disorder, and remanded the claim for adjustment disorder with depressed mood.

The Board finds that the Veteran has submitted new and relevant evidence in support of his claim for service connection and that readjudication is therefore warranted.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for generalized anxiety disorder, with panic and borderline personality disorder to allow VA to obtain private treatment records.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include major depressive disorder (MDD), generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), panic disorder, and panic attacks, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board denied an effective date earlier than July 30, 2019, for a 50 percent rating and a rating in excess of 50 percent for major depressive disorder from July 30, 2019, through February 22, 2022.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an anxiety condition and depression as further development is needed, including a VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for chest scars and headaches, but denied service connection for tinnitus, PTSD to include depression and anxiety condition, left shin splints, right shin splints, left shoulder strain, right shoulder disability, bilateral foot condition, right knee strain, left knee strain, lumbar strain, and cervical strain.