Depression Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and MDD, and tinnitus but dismissed the claim for treatment purposes only under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 17.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, a depressive disorder, an anxiety disorder, and an organic brain syndrome, and a personality disorder, for further development of the record.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability was granted a 100 percent rating, while the bilateral hearing loss ratings were denied or granted at different times.

The Board granted a disability rating of 70 percent for major depressive disorder beginning November 8, 2018.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression, anxiety disorder, and PTSD, due to deficiencies in the notice provided and the VA examinations conducted.

The Board remands the claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for major depressive disorder to obtain outstanding treatment records.

The Board granted initial ratings of 50 percent for migraines, including migraine variants, and 70 percent for persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal to restore a 100 percent rating for their psychiatric disability, finding that there was clear and unmistakable error in the previous decision.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD and alcohol use disorder induced depressive disorder, finding that the evidence does not support a link between these conditions and the Veteran's active service.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for the service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder from October 28, 2011.

The appeal is remanded to address a procedural error regarding the failure to adjudicate an earlier effective date for service connection for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD).

The Board remands the claim for an addendum medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's major depressive disorder is secondary to her service-connected cardiomyopathy.

The Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for various conditions due to the negligent failure to timely refer her to a bariatric specialist were dismissed as part of a settlement agreement.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied service connection for depression, a lumbar spine condition, and a cervical spine condition. The Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for generalized anxiety disorder with panic disorder and tinnitus were also denied. Additionally, the Board denied ratings in excess of 70 percent for the service-connected generalized anxiety disorder with panic disorder, service connection for vitamin D deficiency, and increased ratings for various knee conditions.

The Board granted service connection for a right ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain and increased the disability rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to 70 percent. The claims for major depression, anxiety condition, and other increased ratings were denied.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD, anxiety, and depression based on the most probative evidence of record.

The Board remands the claims for further development and evidence gathering, including obtaining complete Social Security Administration records.

The appeal regarding the proposed reduction of the Veteran's psychiatric disability rating from 70 percent to 30 percent was dismissed because it is not a final decision on which an appeal may be initiated.

The appeal with respect to service connection for PTSD was dismissed due to the Veteran being fully compensated for all of his psychiatric symptoms through a grant of service connection for unspecified depressive disorder and simple phobia.