Depression Board decisions

The Veteran was granted a disability rating of 70 percent for major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder from June 7, 2015, to July 11, 2018.

The Board denied a disability rating higher than 70 percent for the Veteran's service-connected major depressive disorder with anxious distress, panic disorder, and agoraphobia as the evidence did not show total occupational and social impairment.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for major depressive disorder, finding that August 3, 2020, was the appropriate date.

The Veteran was granted an initial rating of 70 percent for unspecified depressive disorder from March 27, 2013 through February 25, 2020.

The Veteran was granted a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected depression and PTSD, as well as special monthly compensation for housebound status.

The Board granted service connection for psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, unspecified anxiety disorder, and depression, based on the Veteran's credible lay testimony regarding a helicopter incident during service.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes, OSDD, and bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy associated with diabetes. The claim for meningitis was denied.

The Board remands the claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder and TDIU due to service-connected disabilities for further development, including obtaining new medical opinions.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and PTSD as he opted into the Appeals Modernization Act (AMA) review system.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder to schedule a new VA examination with a psychiatrist or other appropriate medical professional.

The Board granted an initial 10 percent rating for hypertension and denied a higher rating, while also denying an increased rating for unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 30 percent for post-traumatic stress disorder and major depressive disorder prior to May 24, 2023.

The veteran withdrew the appeal for all issues, and the Board dismissed the case.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea and remanded the claim for unspecified depressive disorder due to a lack of evidence supporting a direct link between the conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for anxiety and depressive disorders, but granted a more favorable effective date for right lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve.

The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder (MDD) and remanded claims related to eye conditions, traumatic brain injury (TBI), temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMJ), and tension headaches.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) prior to June 27, 2023.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, unspecified insomnia, and recurrent moderate MDD, as the evidence did not show a causal or etiological relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, due to duty to assist errors that occurred prior to the February 2023 Rating Decision.

The Board remands the claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. � 1151 for antisocial personality disorder with substance induced mood disorder and opioid use disorder, claimed as major depressive disorder, and residuals of treatment for pancreatic cancer due to a duty-to-assist error.