Depression Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's request for an effective date prior to March 16, 2022, for Total Disability Individual Unemployability (TDIU). The earliest claim for TDIU was received on March 16, 2022, and there was no pending claim for an increased rating as of that date.

The veteran's service connection for PTSD and depression was granted. However, higher ratings for PTSD, left ankle subluxing peroneal tendon, and temporary total rating for right ankle were denied. Some issues were remanded.

The veteran's claim for service connection for depressive disorder due to diabetes and an increased rating for diabetes was granted.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have prevented him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment as of February 27, 2010.

The veteran's claim for service connection of hypertension as secondary to his service-connected Dercum's disease has been granted. The Board found that the Veteran's hypertension is proximately due to his service connected Dercum's disease with obesity as an intermediate step.

The veteran was granted an initial rating of 80 percent for kidney transplant residuals and temporary total evaluations for hospitalization due to kidney transplant residuals. The veteran was also granted ratings for coronary artery disease, hypertension, and TDIU. However, the veteran was denied a higher rating for dementia with depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, adjustment disorder, and PTSD.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of major depression, anxiety, and PTSD. The Veteran's case will be reviewed again with additional evidence considered.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection of the veteran's conditions but remanded some issues for further evaluation.

The veteran's claim for service connection of migraine headaches has been granted. The decision is based on the relationship between the veteran's migraine headaches and their already service-connected PTSD and major depressive disorder with insomnia disorder.

The veteran was granted a 70% disability rating for major depressive disorder and TDIU effective November 18, 2022.

The veteran's claim for service connection for psychiatric disorders, including somatic symptom disorder, depressive disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder, as secondary to service-connected disabilities, has been granted.

Service connection for depressive disorder with major depressive-like episode due to chronic pain syndrome is granted.

The appeal to decrease the evaluation of unspecified depressive disorder with mild alcohol use disorder from 70% to 50% was dismissed because it was premature.

The Board remanded the veteran's claim for service connection of psychiatric disorders, including PTSD and depression. The Board found that previous VA examinations were inadequate and ordered a new examination.

Service connection for mental health condition, including anxiety and depression, is granted. The claims for gastrointestinal condition and skin rash are remanded.

The veteran's appeal for a higher rating was dismissed because the veteran withdrew the appeal.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied, but the case was remanded to obtain more information on psychiatric disorders.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for an acquired psychiatric disability, finding that the shooting incident was not caused by VA hospital care or treatment.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection for both a back disability and a psychiatric disability, finding no clear and unmistakable error in prior rating decisions.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) secondary to major depressive disorder (MDD) with anxiety. The evidence showed that the Veteran's MDD with anxiety aggravated his OSA condition.