Depression Board decisions

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for persistent depressive disorder, effective December 1, 2016.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric condition other than PTSD, to include major depressive disorder (MDD), based on a medical nexus to the Veteran's active-duty service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, depression, and anxiety, as there was no evidence showing that these conditions began during active service or were otherwise related to an in-service event, injury, or disease.

The appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression and adjustment disorder, was dismissed as moot because a full grant of the benefit sought on appeal had been made in a January 2025 rating decision.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a rating in excess of 20 percent for a neck disability, an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for left upper extremity radiculopathy, and a rating in excess of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder with depression and mood disorder (PTSD) for further development.

The Board remands the claim for entitlement to service connection for major depressive disorder with anxious distress and sleep disturbance, as secondary to a service-connected disability, due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board granted a 100 percent rating for major depressive disorder and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on statutory housebound criteria from January 29, 2021, to May 18, 2023.

The Board granted an effective date of December 30, 2014, for service connection for depressive disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a rating greater than 30 percent for her psychiatric disability prior to March 5, 2019.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for depression and anxiety due to outstanding medical records and unverified dates of active duty, ACDUTRA, and INACDUTRA.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Board granted readjudication of the previously denied claim for service connection for PTSD and adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depression, but denied a compensable disability rating for left ring finger ankylosis at proximal interphalangeal joint. The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was remanded.

The Board denied higher ratings for several service-connected conditions, granted a 30% rating for constipation as a residual of Parkinson's disease, and granted a 10% rating for loss of sense of smell beginning November 22, 2022.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and an initial evaluation in excess of 20 percent for left shoulder impingement syndrome, but granted service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities and an earlier effective date for the grant of basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance.

The Board denied an effective date prior to August 16, 2016 for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance status.

The Board remands the claims for service connection, increased rating, TDIU, and special monthly compensation due to the need for further development of evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include depression, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and anxiety disorder.

The Board granted service connection for a neck disability, radiculopathy of the bilateral upper extremities, migraine headaches, and an acquired psychiatric disorder, while denying service connection for a bilateral elbow condition and a bladder condition. The Board also granted ratings in excess of 10 percent for limitation of flexion of the right knee from March 16, 2021, and separate 20 percent ratings for meniscus conditions of both knees.

The claim for service connection for a mental disorder diagnosed as depressive disorder has been granted, and the appeal is dismissed because there is no additional case or controversy for the Board to review.