Depression Board decisions

The Board denied an earlier effective date for service connection of major depressive disorder with anxious features and unspecified anxiety disorder. It also denied a separate rating for the unspecified anxiety disorder but remanded the claim for service connection of a recurrent cervical spine disability.

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

The appeal for a higher disability rating was dismissed because the veteran withdrew it.

The veteran's appeal for TDIU, service connection of degenerative arthritis with disc disease of the cervical spine, and a higher rating for major depressive disorder was dismissed because the veteran withdrew the appeal.

The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder, finding that the evidence was at least in approximate balance that the condition was incurred in or caused by military service.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of a psychiatric disability, including PTSD, depression, and insomnia. The Veteran's case will be reviewed again with all relevant records.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions due to lack of current diagnosis and functional impairment.

The veteran's appeals for service connection for low back disability, headaches, and respiratory disability were dismissed. The appeal for a higher rating for insomnia disorder and compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied.

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

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, anger management, depression, and anxiety was granted based on new evidence. However, the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD was denied because the veteran does not currently have a diagnosed psychiatric disorder.

The Board dismissed the veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as moot because the veteran already has a combined 100 percent rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of PTSD with bruxism prior to April 14, 2021.

The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder (MDD) and generalized anxiety disorder with panic attacks (GAD), finding that the severance was improper.

The Veteran's service-connected persistent depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder preclude substantial gainful employment, so a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is granted.

The Board denied service connection for anxiety, depression, and insomnia because the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis for these conditions.

The appeal for service connection of GERD as secondary to major depressive disorder is remanded. The Board needs more medical opinions on the relationship between these conditions.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for a higher initial rating and an earlier effective date for TDIU due to insufficient evidence.

Service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), to include as secondary to service-connected major depressive disorder (MDD), is granted.

The appeal was dismissed because the veteran died while it was pending.

The veteran's appeal for service connection of unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress (claimed as PTSD) was dismissed because the veteran withdrew the appeal.