Depression Board decisions

The Board has denied the appellant's claims for service connection for alcoholism, depression, and psoriasis. The evidence does not support a finding that any of these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.

The Board found that the veteran's major depressive disorder with PTSD does not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher evaluation than 50 percent.

The veteran's death was caused by a combination of alcohol and drug intoxication, with depression also playing a role. The cause of death is considered the principal cause.,VA compensation for this condition is granted under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board found that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia and depression, was not evident in service or for years later and is not related to any incident of service.

The Board found no evidence of a current disability due to chronic depression that was incurred or aggravated by service, and denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's appeals for service connection were not timely filed, and thus dismissed those claims.

The Board has granted a higher initial rating of 50 percent for the veteran's adjustment disorder with depression, effective from the date of the original grant of service connection in April 1997.

The Board has determined that the veteran's major depressive disorder warrants a 30 percent evaluation, reflecting occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform tasks.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD with depression warrants a 50 percent evaluation from November 15, 2000, due to symptoms approximating total occupational and social impairment.

The Board has determined that the veteran's major depression is related to his service-connected bilateral foot disability and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board denied service connection for an adjustment reaction and mild depression, as well as the initial evaluations for degenerative disc disease at L5-S1, left knee meniscectomy residuals, and bilateral pes planus.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of May 13, 1996 for a 60 percent evaluation for service-connected lupus erythematosus with depression and multiple arthralgias was granted.

The veteran's anxiety reaction with depression is currently rated at 70 percent disabling since May 1998, and the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted under either the pre-amendment or post-amendment criteria.

The Board has denied the veteran's request to reopen his claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, a psychiatric disorder with depression and/or organic affective disorder, and a back disorder. The evidence submitted was not considered sufficient to reopen the claims.

The Board has found that the veteran's service-connected major depression should not be restored to a higher rating, as there is some material improvement but it does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has granted service connection for a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder (depression and bipolar disorder) that began during the veteran's active duty. Service connection was also granted for Meniere's disease, which had its onset in service.

The Board found that the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and bipolar disorder and depression were not well grounded due to insufficient verification of claimed stressors in service.

The Board determined that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen the claim for service connection for a nervous disorder (other than PTSD). The veteran's appeal was denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service connection claim for post-traumatic stress disorder, to include depression, is granted based on evidence showing a link between her in-service trauma and current symptoms.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizoaffective disorder, psychosis not otherwise specified, and anxiety disorder not otherwise specified. The evidence does not support a finding that any current psychiatric disability is related to military service.