Depression Board decisions

The Board found that the veteran's PTSD was incurred during service, and his major depression is not well grounded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for depression and nonservice-connected pension eligibility, finding that there was no medical evidence linking his current depression to his active military service. The veteran's disabilities do not meet the criteria for a permanent and total disability rating for pension purposes.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for major depression and personality disorder, finding that there is no competent evidence showing these conditions were incurred or aggravated during his military service.

The veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for depression and a cardiovascular disorder were denied as not well-grounded. The veteran is eligible for a permanent and total disability evaluation for pension purposes due to his income level.

The Board found that the veteran's claims of service connection for depression and PTSD were not well grounded, as there was no competent medical evidence associating any diagnosed conditions to his military service.

The Board has granted a 100% disability evaluation for the veteran's anxiety reaction, effective from the date of this decision. The claim for individual unemployability due to service-connected depression is moot as he is already receiving a 100% rating.

The Board denied service connection for depression and dysthymic disorder, but later granted it in an August 1999 decision. The veteran's attorney is not eligible for fees because he was retained more than a year after the initial denial.

The veteran's service-connected residuals of multiple shell fragment wounds have aggravated his depression, and the Board has granted secondary service connection for depression.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and awarded a 50 percent rating, effective from June 8, 1994. The veteran's claim was not well-grounded prior to this date.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for seizures and depression are not well-grounded, as there is no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his service-connected Hodgkin's disease and related psychiatric disorders, finding that there was no current evidence of residuals warranting higher ratings.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for major depressive episode and PTSD, finding that there was insufficient evidence to corroborate his claimed in-service stressors.

The Board found no medical evidence linking the veteran's current psychiatric disorders to his service, except for a personality disorder. The claim for PTSD was granted based on combat events, but the diagnosis of PTSD was not linked to any specific in-service stressor.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional development, including a VA mental disorders examination to determine the relationship between his major depression and PTSD.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions are not well grounded. The evidence does not support a finding of current disabilities or a nexus between any claimed disorders and his period of active duty service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities and her Substantive Appeal. The veteran was granted a 70% disability rating for major depression, but not before November 21, 1996.

The Board has granted a 100% rating for major depression, established an effective date of June 11, 1990, for service connection, and denied entitlement to earlier effective dates for the total disability rating.

The Board has granted benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for depression, claimed as secondary to residuals of a left brachial plexus lesion and assigned a 60 percent disability rating for the veteran's service-connected condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a higher evaluation for PTSD, finding that his service-connected PTSD is manifested by 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 preexisting psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as major depression and personality disorder, was aggravated by service. As such, the claim for service connection is granted.