Depression Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and need for further examination. The veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, depression, schizoaffective disorder, anxiety, adjustment disorder, bipolar disorder, and personality disorder, are being evaluated.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling examinations to assess service connection claims.

The Board has granted service connection for cirrhosis of the liver as secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus. The remaining claims are remanded for further development.

The veteran's dysthymia has been rated at 70 percent since June 17, 2004. The VA has granted service connection for dysthymia and assigned a higher initial rating.

The veteran's PTSD with depression is currently rated as 30 percent disabling from March 17, 2000 to April 24, 2006, and 70 percent disabling from April 25, 2006. The disability picture does not meet the criteria for a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic code.

The veteran seeks service connection for major depression with psychotic features, claimed as a mental condition. The Board has ordered remand due to the need for additional development and examination.

The veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened. The RO has also granted increased evaluations for her right and left calcaneal fractures, each rated at 30 percent disabling.

The Board has ordered a remand due to the need for additional evidence, including service medical records and VA treatment records. The veteran's claim will be reconsidered based on this new information.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection for major depression secondary to migraine headaches. The issues of whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen claims for PTSD and paranoid schizophrenia secondary to migraine headaches have been dismissed due to withdrawal by the appellant.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the claim for service connection for PTSD. The veteran's psychiatric disability, other than PTSD, including depression, was not incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for proper VCAA notice regarding his increased rating claims and all other issues on appeal.

The veteran's claims for service connection were denied across the board. The Board found that none of the claimed conditions were incurred in or aggravated by service, and no presumption of radiation exposure was applicable.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression, that is causally related to his period of active service.

The Board found no evidence of a service connection for the veteran's low back disorder or depression and/or anxiety, as these conditions are not shown to be related to his military service.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder, due to lack of evidence linking any current psychiatric complaints or diagnoses to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's request for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical service provided on October 1, 2003 due to lack of authorization and failure to meet the criteria for reimbursement under VA regulations.

The veteran's anxiety disorder is currently rated at 50 percent, reflecting moderate symptoms and impairment in social and occupational functioning.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder to include depression.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, that is related to his military service and therefore denied the claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD symptoms have resulted in total occupational and social impairment, warranting a 100% disability rating for the entire period of initial rating claim from March 31, 2005.