Depression Board decisions

The Board granted an effective date of December 14, 2021, for the award of service connection for major depressive disorder with anxious distress.

The Board remands the evaluation of depressive disorder due to chronic pain for the AOJ to associate updated VA treatment records with the claims file.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, including depression, as there was no evidence of a current diagnosis other than PTSD.

The Board granted a 70% initial evaluation for major depressive disorder (MDD) for the period prior to December 13, 2023, and denied higher ratings. The appeal was otherwise denied.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and unspecified depressive disorder, as the evidence did not support a nexus between the Veteran's claimed in-service stressors and his current psychiatric conditions.

The veteran was granted a 70 percent disability rating for his service-connected depression, effective February 23, 2015.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and alcohol use disorder as secondary to a psychiatric disorder due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's stressors and the etiology of his mental health conditions.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance/homebound for further development.

The Board denied service connection for a cervical spine disability, left leg disability, low back disability, depression, and left arm numbness and tingling. The Veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected depressive disorder with alcohol use disorder and hypertensive heart disease prevent him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment, and he is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and special monthly compensation (SMC) (s).

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a traumatic brain injury, hypertension, anxiety disorder, and an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus. The claims for service connection for PTSD, major depressive disorder, insomnia, and migraines were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD due to MST and denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, a scar from hernia surgery, a bowel condition, carpal tunnel syndrome in both upper extremities, and tinnitus.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include recurrent major depressive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder, for a new VA examination and opinion.

The Board granted an effective date of August 12, 2022, for the grant of service connection for depression with insomnia.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, anxiety, or depression, based on credible evidence that the Veteran's claimed in-service stressor occurred.

The Board granted service connection for anxiety, depression, lumbosacral strain, cervical strain, right knee condition, left knee condition, and headaches based on the Veteran's in-service symptoms and continuous post-service symptoms.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, for further development and a new VA examination.

The Board denied an earlier effective date prior to February 7, 2017 for the award of service connection for unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates, finding that his psychiatric disorder did not meet the criteria for higher ratings or an earlier TDIU or SMC effective date.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for PTSD, depression, allergic rhinitis, and obstructive sleep apnea due to a duty-to-assist error.