Depression Board decisions

The veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for major depressive disorder (MDD) was partially granted. The veteran is entitled to a 70% rating from August 15, 2016, but not before that date. The claim for total disability based on individual unemployability was denied.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of sleep apnea as secondary to service-connected generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) with major depressive disorder (MDD).

The Board remanded the veteran's claim for service connection of PTSD and persistent depressive disorder due to inadequate medical evidence.

The appeal for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder was dismissed because the Veteran's notice of disagreement did not properly identify an appealable adjudicative action and was not timely.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for PTSD and unspecified depressive disorder was denied. The claim for tinnitus was also denied, but the claim for COPD was remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's request for a disability rating higher than 30% for depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder. The evidence showed that the veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board remanded all claims for higher initial ratings due to administrative errors and the need to obtain additional medical evidence.

The appeal for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder (MDD), is remanded. The Board needs more information to decide if the Veteran's MDD is related to his military service.

The veteran is granted TDIU for the period before April 28, 2022, but the issue is dismissed as moot from that date forward.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection of persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress. The effective date remains October 28, 2021.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an effective date earlier than October 25, 2021, for total disability due to individual unemployability (TDIU). The veteran did not file a COVID-19 based extension of time request concurrently with or prior to his supplemental claim application.

The Board remanded all claims for service connection due to missing service treatment records and VA's failure to assist the veteran.

The veteran's claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction, secondary to hypertension, was granted. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety, depression, paranoid reaction, and insomnia, was remanded.

The veteran's claim for a higher disability rating was denied, but they were granted TDIU and SMC at the housebound rate due to their service-connected depressive disorder.

The Board remanded the veteran's claim for service connection of PTSD and PDD due to errors in assisting the veteran and lack of verification of claimed stressors.

The veteran's appeal for a higher rating for major depressive disorder (MDD) was granted. The Board determined that the veteran's MDD warranted an initial evaluation of 70 percent, but no higher.

The veteran's service connection for several conditions, including prostate cancer and depression, was granted an effective date of September 13, 2021. Some rating evaluations were denied or granted at specific percentages.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as depressive disorder and anxiety, has been granted. The Board found that these conditions are proximately due to or the result of service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date and higher ratings before August 9, 2021, was denied. A rating of 70% from August 9, 2021, through August 21, 2022, was granted. The veteran was also granted TDIU effective August 9, 2021.