Depression Board decisions

The veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression and anger, is rated at 70 percent disabling. He also meets the criteria for a TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.

The veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the case is dismissed.

The Board has determined that the veteran's major recurrent depression is not related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and hypertension did not begin during service or within one year of separation from active duty. The evidence does not support a finding of service connection for these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for aggravation of a preexisting personality disorder and service connection for GERD. The remaining claims are remanded for further development.

The Board found that the veteran's psychiatric disability, claimed as secondary to service-connected Hepatitis C with cirrhosis, was not incurred in active service and is not causally related to or aggravated by any service-connected disability.

The Board has denied the veteran's request for an effective date prior to May 7, 1997, for the grant of service connection for PTSD. The veteran's claim was reopened in May 1997, and the earliest possible effective date is therefore that day.

The Board found that the veteran's current psychiatric disabilities, including major depression and dysthymia, are not related to his service. The in-service diagnosis of adjustment disorder did not lead to a current disability.

The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's left shoulder disability and depression, finding that these conditions are related to his active duty service. Service connection for diabetes mellitus was not addressed due to lack of evidence.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed conditions, including PTSD, Major Depression, Tinnitus, Left Trochanteric Bursitis, and Right Hip Disorder (including hip and knee/leg disorders), are not established as being related to active service. Therefore, these claims for service connection have been denied.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for alcoholism, depression and mental disorder, and tuberculosis due to a lack of evidence supporting these conditions or their relationship to service.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, claimed as depression, and PTSD. The veteran's symptoms were not linked to his military service.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims due to insufficient medical evidence and a need for further examination. The claims of service connection for depression with anxiety, type II diabetes mellitus, and esophageal stricture are being reviewed.

The veteran's major depressive disorder is service-connected as secondary to his PTSD. He also has hepatitis C, which he contends was incurred in-service due to a blood transfusion.,PTSD prior to February 20, 2008: The veteran had some occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for depression, finding that it was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and is not secondary to his service-connected residuals of cold injuries, bilateral feet.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including her hysterectomy and cervical spine disability, render her unemployable. The Board finds that she is entitled to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board denied service connection for COPD and declined to reopen the veteran's claim of depression. The decision found that COPD was not related to service, and no new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the depression claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD with major depressive disorder caused no more than occupational and social impairment, warranting a 70 percent disability rating from January 9, 2002 to April 26, 2006.

The veteran's service records do not show any psychiatric symptoms during or immediately after his military service. The VA treatment records indicate a current diagnosis of depression, but there is no medical evidence linking this condition to his time in the military.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of chronic depressive disorder or schizophrenia, and finds that these conditions are not related to his active service.