Depression Board decisions

The Board has ordered further development in the veteran's case, including obtaining medical records and arranging for examinations. The appeal is currently pending due to this additional development.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD produces significant occupational and social impairment, warranting a higher initial evaluation of 70 percent.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for depression, which he claimed was secondary to his already service-connected bilateral foot disabilities.

The Board has ordered further development in the veteran's case, including obtaining additional medical records and arranging for a psychiatric examination. The issues are whether to grant an increased evaluation for anxiety reaction with depression and to establish an earlier effective date for the disability rating.

The case is being sent back for further development due to the need for additional evidence from the Social Security Administration.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an extension of the delimiting date for education assistance benefits under Chapter 30, Title 38, United States Code, due to a lack of medical evidence showing that his depression prevented him from initiating or completing a program of education during his basic eligibility period.

The Board found that new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for a back disability. The veteran's depression was also found to be proximately due to or the result of his service-connected foot disabilities, leading to service connection for this condition as secondary to his service-connected cold weather injury.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for low back disorder, gastritis, and psychiatric disorders. The claim to reopen his ulcers was also denied due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including manic depression, schizoaffective disorder, and bipolar disorder. The decision is based on evidence that these conditions first manifested during service.

The Board has ordered further development due to the need for a VA psychiatric examination. The case will be returned to the RO for this purpose and then reviewed again.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to newly submitted evidence that has not been reviewed by the RO.

The Board has determined that the veteran's depressive disorder is related to abuse and sexual harassment during her first period of active duty, and thus service connection for this condition is granted.

The Board has determined that the veteran's major depressive disorder is proximately due to or the result of multiple service-connected disabilities, including Sjogren's syndrome.

The veteran's service-connected dysthymia, with superimposed major depression, has resulted in a total and permanent disablement socially, emotionally, and industrially since his discharge from service. The Board has determined that the criteria for a 100 percent disability rating have been met as of the time of the grant of service connection.

The veteran's service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder was manifested by serious symptoms of depression, irritability and anxiety prior to June 5, 2000. The Board found that the disability picture more nearly approximated the criteria for a 50 percent rating.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to procedural issues, and the appellant is advised of their right to submit additional evidence.

The Board found that the claimant's current psychiatric disability is not related to his military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The VA has granted an increased disability rating of 30 percent for the veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder, effective September 25, 2003.

The Board denied the veteran's application to reopen his claim of service connection for a psychiatric disability, specifically depression, as secondary to his service-connected cervical spine disability. The case is remanded for further development and consideration.

The veteran's claimed conditions are not service-connected due to lack of evidence linking them to his active duty in the Persian Gulf War.