Depression Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include persistent depressive disorder with major depressive episode, due to the approximate balance of evidence.

The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected residuals of mammoplasty disability.

The Veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities, and a 70 percent rating for unspecified depressive disorder prior to March 4, 2024.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety, depression, and PTSD, due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error in scheduling a VA examination.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for anxiety, depression, a left ankle disability, tinnitus, a left knee disability, a left shoulder disability, a right shoulder disability, and a sleep disorder as there was no evidence of a current diagnosis at the time of the January 2024 rating decision.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death and survivors' pension benefits due to insufficient evidence linking the Veteran's psychiatric conditions to her death or exceeding the maximum annual pension rate.

The Board denied the claims for service connection for depression and dementia, as well as remanded the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board remands the claim for an examination to determine if the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is related to his military service.

The Board granted service connection for acne keloidalis and unspecified depressive disorder with anxiety, effective from the period of active duty.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include anxiety and depression disorders, and sleep disturbances due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted the restoration of a 30 percent rating for TMJ pain and granted eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) from May 1, 2021. However, it denied increased ratings for fibromyalgia, persistent depressive disorder with anxiety disorder, bronchial asthma, shin splints, and wrist neurological symptoms.

The appeal pertaining to a finding of a duty to assist error during the higher-level review for service connection of a mental health disorder, including depression, stress and insomnia, is dismissed.

The Board remands the claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to insufficient evidence regarding the attribution of certain symptoms to service-connected conditions.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disability, to include depression and anxiety, and an initial compensable rating for migraine headaches.

The Board granted a rating of 100 percent for unspecified major depressive disorder recurrent and SMC based on housebound status.

The Board granted service connection for depressive disorder as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left ankle disability, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as depression and general anxiety, was granted. However, the claims for bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, and a left forearm disorder were denied.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hepatitis C and related conditions as they are inextricably intertwined.

The Board remands the claim for an adequate opinion on the etiology of the Veteran's major depressive disorder, considering her reported military sexual trauma.

The appeal for service connection for depressive disorder with anxious distress was withdrawn by the Veteran and is therefore dismissed.