Depression Board decisions

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for the Veteran's adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, effective March 21, 2023.

The appeal regarding the reduction of the disability rating for persistent depressive disorder from 70 percent to 50 percent was dismissed as the Veteran withdrew the appeal in March 2024.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection for major depressive disorder and for service connection for sleep apnea.

The Board reinstated the 100% rating for service-connected colon cancer and granted special monthly compensation at the rate authorized by 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s), effective February 1, 2024.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder to correct duty to assist errors, specifically addressing the adequacy of a December 2020 VA examination.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, MDD and cannabis use disorder, as the December 2020 VA examination is found inadequate.

The Board granted service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), major depressive disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder based on the Veteran's in-service traumatic events.

The Board remands the matter for a medical opinion to determine if there are additional non-service-connected psychiatric diagnoses and their etiology.

The Board granted restoration of the 70 percent disability rating for service-connected depressive disorder and anxious distress due to chronic pain, as the reduction was not based on improvement in the Veteran's ability to function under ordinary conditions of life and work.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for the Veteran's adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, effective March 21, 2023.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of December 12, 2017 for the award of service connection for persistent depressive disorder.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, persistent depressive disorder, chronic adjustment disorder, and anxiety disorder, resolving doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board granted an effective date of August 31, 2022, for the award of service connection for multiple conditions including adjustment disorder with anxiety and depressed mood, chronic (claimed as depression), deviated septum with rhinitis, vertigo, sleep apnea, cervical strain (claimed as neck condition), left and right upper extremity radiculopathy, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a rating evaluation in excess of 50 percent for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety and depressive disorder. The claim was not granted.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for depression as secondary to lumbosacral diskogenic disease and sleep apnea as secondary to hypertension due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran improperly submitting simultaneous review options after VA notice of a decision on his claims.

The Board denied service connection for hyperopia, astigmatism, endometrial polyp or associated residual symptoms (claimed as endometrial hyperplasia, endometrial malignancy, and dysmenorrhea), Schamberg disease with progressive pigmentary dermatosis, a right leg disability, excluding restless leg syndrome, a psychiatric disability, to include insomnia, depression, and anxiety, and a right hand disability, to include third digit (middle finger) joint.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, to include depression and anxiety, due to an inadequate VA examination and a need to obtain the Veteran's complete personnel records.

The Board denied service connection for anxiety and chronic lower back pain but granted service connection for tinnitus and unspecified depressive disorder. Bilateral hearing loss was also denied.

The Board remands the claims for a left knee strain with shin splints and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with Major Depressive Disorder with Generalized Anxiety Disorder to ensure that VA has met its duty to assist by scheduling new examinations.