Depression Board decisions

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD and depression, finding that new and material evidence has been submitted. The decision grants service connection for depression but denies it for PTSD.

The Board has determined that the claim of entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disability, claimed as an adjustment disorder with anxiety and depression is not well-grounded.

The veteran's claim for a psychiatric disability, including depression, has been found plausible. His low back disability is determined to be secondary to his service-connected left knee disability. The veteran's left knee disability meets the criteria for a 60% evaluation.

The Board finds that the veteran's current psychiatric diagnoses have not been shown to be related to active service and there is no verified in-service stressor. Therefore, the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, including PTSD, is denied.

The Board found no evidence of a well-grounded claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder affecting a gastrointestinal condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for manic depressive disorder and PTSD, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for an increased rating for major depression with anxiety disorder and service connection for peptic ulcer disease secondary to his service-connected psychiatric disability.

The Board has determined that some of the veteran's claims are well grounded, while others lack sufficient supporting medical evidence to be considered plausible.

The Board has granted service connection for anxiety reaction but denied the claim of service connection for a back disability due to lack of evidence supporting its onset during service. The case is remanded for further development regarding the back disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher evaluations and earlier effective dates, finding that the evidence did not support a rating in excess of the current ratings or an effective date prior to July 31, 1997. The veteran was granted total disability based on individual unemployability as of July 31, 1997.

The Board found that the appellant's claims of service connection for endometriosis, lumbosacral strain, and major depression were not well-grounded due to lack of competent evidence linking these conditions to her military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a personality disorder and depression, finding that they were not well-grounded.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for major depression with psychosis, finding no competent medical evidence linking his current condition to his military service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and pension benefits due to permanent total disability. The denial of PTSD is pending as the service medical records are missing, while the denial of pension benefits is based on the veteran's psychiatric disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for depression and right upper extremity disorder (carpal tunnel syndrome) in March 1990. The veteran's claim for service connection for a right upper extremity disorder characterized as carpal tunnel syndrome is reopened, but the claim remains denied due to lack of evidence linking current disability to service.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected psychiatric disability was granted, effective July 14, 1993. The Board found that the evidence did not show total social or industrial impairment due to service-connected psychiatric disability prior to this date.

The Board found that the veteran's claims for service connection for Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Recurrent Depression/Major Depression were not well grounded, as there was no medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected major depression warrants a 50 percent rating, reflecting considerable social and industrial impairment.

The veteran's major depression warrants a 50 percent evaluation, which is more than the current 30 percent rating.

The Board denied the claim of service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding no relationship between his military service and the causes of his death as listed on the death certificate.