Depression Board decisions

The veteran's PTSD rating was increased to 100% from June 15, 2014, due to total occupational and social impairment.

The Board remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for depression, including as secondary to other service-connected conditions. The Board found that the VA examination was inadequate and ordered a new examination.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an effective date earlier than March 2, 2022, for service connection of depressive disorder. The veteran had filed an Intent to File on June 9, 2021, but the Board determined that this intent did not apply to the supplemental claim filed on March 2, 2022.

The veteran was granted a 70% rating for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety and major depressive disorders. All other issues were remanded for further review.

The appeal for an earlier effective date for PTSD was dismissed. The claims for service connection for various conditions were remanded for further evaluation.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, a broken left foot, and initial compensable ratings for hypertension and TMJ. It also denied an increased rating for a left great toe fracture. The claims for depression and alcohol abuse disorder were remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for persistent depressive disorder. The decision was based on the evidence showing that the veteran's symptoms did not warrant a higher rating.

The veteran was granted a 30% rating for their service-connected right partial thickness tear of the patellar tendon. The issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) was remanded.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of psychiatric disabilities including PTSD, depression, and insomnia due to insufficient medical evidence. The Veteran will undergo another examination.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for anxiety and depression, as well as a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented her from securing or following substantially gainful employment prior to June 8, 2019, so a TDIU is granted.

The appeal for service connection of erectile dysfunction, including as secondary to a service-connected depressive disorder, has been remanded. The Board needs more information and medical opinions.

The Veteran's service-connected major depressive disorder with generalized anxiety disorder has prevented him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful occupation. Therefore, the Board granted entitlement to total disability due to individual unemployability (TDIU) on an extraschedular basis.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for an initial rating more than 50 percent for an acquired psychiatric disorder and for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability prior to November 7, 2020. The Board needs more information about the veteran's employment history.

The veteran's effective date for service connection of depressive disorder is granted as October 9, 2010. The disability ratings for left knee conditions are remanded for further evaluation.

The Board granted service connection for the veteran's erectile dysfunction, finding it secondary to his service-connected major depressive disorder.

The veteran's service connection for Other Specified Trauma and Stressor Related Disorder, Persistent Depressive Disorder is granted. The decision is based on the veteran's exposure to race riots in Selma, Alabama during his service.

The veteran's service connection claims for depressive disorder, anxiety, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), hypertension (HTN), and coronary artery disease were granted.

The appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was dismissed because the veteran was already granted service connection for a depressive disorder with anxiety disorder, rated as 100% disabling.

The Board granted service connection for the veteran's obstructive sleep apnea, finding it was caused by his service-connected major depressive disorder.