Depression Board decisions

Your claim for service connection for Unspecified Depressive Disorder, anxiety, PTSD, and depression has been dismissed as the RO granted your claim on a direct basis in March 2026.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, including depression and PTSD, is granted. The claim for service connection for a right-hand deformity is denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding his claimed stressors and a lack of VA examinations for all conditions. The claims are now pending with the AOJ.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression, anxiety, and PTSD, on a secondary basis to her service-connected gout and temporomandibular joint (TMJ) condition. The evidence did not support a finding that the psychiatric disorders were related to service or a service-connected disability.

The Board has denied service connection for anxiety, depression, bilateral hearing loss, right knee disability, and left knee disability as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions in the record.

The Board has determined that the severance of service connection for various conditions was improper, and restored these claims based on new evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including cervical spine, lumbar spine, and right hip conditions, have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection due to incomplete service records and inadequate efforts in obtaining them. The Veteran's service treatment records (STRs) and service personnel records (SPRs) are unclear, and further searches may be necessary.

The Board denied service connection for lung cancer, anxiety, insomnia, and depression as secondary to service-connected disability due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. The Veteran was not found to have a current diagnosis of these conditions.

The Veteran's rating for radiculopathy of the left lower extremity was restored to 20 percent, effective February 24, 2020. The Veteran's depressive disorder and scars were all granted increased ratings.

The Board dismissed the appeal of a proposed reduction in disability rating from 70 percent to 50 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder with persistent depressive disorder and anxious distress because the proposal was not yet final, and the Veteran filed an appeal prematurely.

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The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for schizophrenia, PTSD, anxiety, and depression as there is no evidence showing that these conditions began in or are related to his military service.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, leaving the Board without jurisdiction to review any of the issues.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and Major Depressive Disorder have produced symptoms consistent with occupational and social impairment in most areas of functioning since October 30, 2024. A higher 70 percent rating is granted for these conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, has been rated at 70 percent since November 1, 2020. The Board denied a higher rating for the period before and after this date.

The Veteran's service-connected major depressive disorder has been found to preclude substantially gainful employment, leading to a grant of TDIU. Additionally, the Veteran is granted SMC based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case to allow for a full review of the Veteran's claims, including his October 2023 claim for service connection for depression and anxiety, as well as his claims for increased disability ratings. The cause of death claim will also be reconsidered.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was received on March 6, 2020. The Board granted an effective date of March 6, 2020, for the grant of service connection for PTSD.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for anxiety disorder, major depression, paranoid reaction, and PTSD. The initial disability rating for other specified trauma and stress-related disorder remains at 50 percent.