Depression Board decisions

The Board remands the claim for a new VA mental disorders examination to properly adjudicate the contentions with regard to a finding of a nexus between the Veteran's diagnosed major depressive disorder and insomnia with the circumstances of his military service.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, anxiety, and depression.

The Board remands the service connection claims for bladder cancer, hypertension, anxiety, depression, and erectile dysfunction due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error regarding herbicide exposure in Korea.

The Board granted service connection for acquired psychiatric disabilities, including PTSD, major depressive disorder, and alcohol use disorder.

The Veteran withdrew her claims for service connection for depression, a left lower extremity sciatic nerve disability, and an increased rating for a right lower extremity sciatic nerve disability. The appeal was dismissed.

The Board granted an effective date of March 17, 2021, for the award of a 70 percent rating for unspecified depressive disorder with other specified trauma and stressor related disorder.

The appeal regarding the propriety of the reduction in the rating from 70 percent to 50 percent for depressive disorder is dismissed, and a higher disability rating than 70 percent for depressive disorder is denied.

The Board denied service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and remanded the claim for an acquired psychological disorder, to include major depressive disorder (MDD), as there was insufficient evidence of record to determine if the Veteran's current psychiatric conditions were related to his military service.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for major depressive disorder, finding that the Veteran withdrew his appeal in May 2021.

The Board granted increased ratings for the Veteran's low back strain and right ankle strain, as well as a TDIU prior to December 23, 2022, and an effective date of December 21, 2017, but no earlier, for DEA benefits.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder other than adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, but granted service connection for tinnitus.

The appeal for a rating in excess of 30 percent for the Veteran's unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder was denied due to failure, without good cause, to report for necessary VA examinations.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability due to inadequate medical evidence and a need for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings, finding that his symptoms did not meet the criteria for higher disability evaluations.

The Board denied service connection for left ankle sprain, right ankle sprain, left knee condition, and right knee condition due to the lack of a current diagnosis. The claim for depression was also denied as it is subsumed by his unspecified anxiety disorder with alcohol use disorder. An increased rating for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) was not granted.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, GAD, and MDD, due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error in failing to obtain a medical opinion that is sufficient to make an informed decision on the claim.

The Board granted service connection for unspecified depressive disorder with alcohol use disorder, finding that the evidence supports a link between the Veteran's military service and his current condition.

The Board granted an effective date of August 25, 2009, for the grant of service connection for PTSD with major depressive disorder single episode, moderate and alcohol use disorder, moderate, in remission.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include generalized anxiety disorder and unspecified depressive disorder, finding that the Veteran's symptoms were related to her in-service military sexual trauma.

The Board granted an initial rating of 70 percent for major depressive disorder, effective from the date service connection was established.