Depression Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for depressive disorder, but remanded claims for ratings in excess of 10 percent for right and left hip degenerative changes, initial compensable ratings for thigh limitations, and TDIU.

The Board granted a 70 percent disability rating for major depressive disorder effective April 27, 2020, but denied a higher rating before March 17, 2023.

The Board remands the claim for an additional medical examination and opinion to determine the nature and etiology of any acquired psychiatric disorder that may be present.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for persistent depressive disorder, effective August 7, 2023.

The Board granted service connection for unspecified depressive disorder as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected fibromyalgia.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include MDD, antisocial personality disorder, bipolar disorder, and PTSD due to inadequacies in the VA examination reports.

The Board granted service connection for a psychiatric disability, claimed as depression, and denied service connection for colon cancer. The Board also granted increased ratings for Parkinson's disease-related tremors and balance impairment in the right upper extremity and left lower extremity, respectively, while denying such claims for the other extremities.

The Board remands the appeal for the AOJ to obtain VA treatment records from January 2021 to September 2022, including those associated with the Veteran's hospitalization in September 2022.

The Board granted an initial evaluation of 70 percent for mood disorder with depression and anxiety, but no higher.

The claims for service connection for personality disorder, depression, generalized anxiety, and a back condition were dismissed due to the appellant not following a mandatory claim-processing rule requiring a notice of disagreement (NOD) to be filed within one year of the date of the issuance of notice of the decision.

The Board remands the claims for a compensable rating for healed stress fracture, left third metatarsal base with neurapraxia of left anterior tibial nerve and service connection for chronic anxiety, chronic depression, diabetes, and sleep apnea due to insufficient evidence.

The Board granted an effective date of December 18, 2022, for the award of service connection for major depressive disorder (MDD), but no earlier.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, depressive disorder and narcissistic and paranoid personality disorders.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and diabetes mellitus to allow for further development of the evidence.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD and remanded the claim for major depressive disorder, secondary to service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted a rating of 70 percent for major depressive disorder prior to December 11, 2023, and denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for major depressive disorder. The Board also granted service connection for sleep apnea.

The Board granted a 50% disability rating for depressive disorder from May 26, 2015 to April 26, 2022, and denied a higher rating of 70%, while also granting TDIU for the period from April 5, 2016 to October 26, 2022.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the grant of an increased 70 percent rating and a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for insomnia/sleep disturbances and adjustment disorder, both claimed as secondary to service-connected tinnitus, due to an inadequate VA opinion.

The Veteran's psychiatric disorder was granted a 70 percent rating from November 9, 2007 to December 28, 2012, but no higher.