Depression Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, heart disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and other musculoskeletal issues. A 10 percent disability rating was granted for hypertension.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, anxiety disorder, and MDD, for a new medical opinion addressing relevant lay statements provided prior to the rating decision on appeal.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and effective dates, as well as service connection for a kidney condition.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, major depressive disorder, and neurocognitive disorder.

The Board remands all claims for service connection due to a duty to assist error, specifically the need to obtain Social Security Administration records and an addendum opinion regarding vertigo.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, headaches, and TBI residuals, but remanded service connection for a balance disorder.

The Board granted the appeal and restored service connection for Major Depressive Disorder, denied service connection for Tinnitus, and denied an earlier effective date for the increased rating of Migraine Headaches. The Board also remanded entitlement to service connection for Pes Planus.

The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder, restored a 40% rating for the lumbar spine condition, and granted TDIU. Several claims were remanded for further development.

The Board granted a 50 percent initial evaluation for persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress, but denied increased ratings for hypertension, sleep apnea, and tinnitus.

The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and remanded the claims for service connection for anxiety, depression, and insomnia.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection claims related to PTSD, anxiety, claustrophobia, depression, left and right shoulder degenerative joint diseases, sleep disturbances, bilateral hearing loss, chronic fatigue, a cold weather injury, diverticulosis and diverticulitis.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for service connection for depression and found that his character of discharge is a bar to VA benefits.

The Board remands the matters for the AOJ to provide the Veteran with notice of his right to a pre-decisional hearing before the AOJ.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The Board granted a disability rating of 70 percent for the Veteran's service-connected unspecified anxiety and depressive disorder, as the evidence demonstrated occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, diagnosed as major depressive disorder with anxious distress and unspecified anxiety disorder.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for major depressive disorder from February 23, 2021, but denied an increased rating prior to that date.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, anxiety disorder, and depressive disorder as secondary to service-connected hearing loss and/or tinnitus due to missing evidence.

The Board restored the 70 percent rating for acquired psychiatric disorder, but no higher, effective August 1, 2023. The claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent was denied.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for a higher initial rating for major depressive disorder with anxious distress, finding that the evidence did not support an evaluation higher than 50 percent.