Depression Board decisions

The appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection of major depressive disorder and insomnia disorder was dismissed because the veteran withdrew the appeal.

The veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress and insomnia, is granted. The Board found that the Veteran's condition is directly related to active service.

The Board remanded the case to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error and to determine the nature and etiology of any acquired psychiatric disorder.

The veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for increased disability evaluation, TDIU, and DEA benefits was granted. The effective date is August 8, 2021.

The Board remanded the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD due to incomplete development of evidence related to in-service stressors.

The veteran's service connection for degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine, degenerative disc disease of the thoracolumbar spine, and migraines was granted. The claim for posttraumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression, and intermittent explosive disorder was remanded.

The veteran's claim for service connection for testosterone deficiency was granted. The veteran was assigned a 30% disability rating for cervical spine degenerative disc disease, but the request for an earlier effective date and higher ratings for other conditions were denied.

The veteran's PTSD claim was granted, the depression claim was denied, and the migraine headaches claim was remanded for further evaluation.

The appeal for a higher disability rating for an unspecified depressive disorder is remanded. The Board needs more information about the veteran's employment history and the severity of their condition.

The appeal for service connection of psychiatric disorders, including anxiety, depression, and PTSD, is remanded. The Board needs more information to decide the case.

The veteran's claim for service connection for right ear hearing loss was granted. Other claims, including increased ratings for major depression disorder and left ear hearing loss, as well as service connection for cervical spinal canal stenosis and an increased rating for calcified granuloma at left lung base, were remanded.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition (including PTSD, anxiety, and depression) and hypertension secondary to a psychiatric condition. The Board needs more evidence to decide these claims.

The Board remanded the issues regarding the veteran's discharge character and service connection for psychiatric disorders and dental surgery problems. The Board needs more information to decide.

The Board dismissed the appeals regarding rating reductions for major depressive disorder with insomnia disorder and allergic rhinitis because the ratings were never actually reduced.

The Board granted a request to re-evaluate the veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The case is being sent back to the agency that originally decided it.

The veteran is granted an effective date of February 16, 2011 for TDIU and DEA. The veteran is also granted a 50 percent rating for psychiatric disability prior to May 17, 2016, and a 30 percent rating for GERD from May 26, 2018 to September 16, 2020. Other ratings were denied.

The Board denied all claims for increased or initial ratings for the veteran's service-connected conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for a higher rating for their unspecified depressive disorder, concluding that the symptoms did not warrant a rating higher than 30 percent.

The veteran's claims for service connection for right wrist condition and bilateral hearing loss were denied. The reduction of the disability rating for generalized anxiety disorder was reversed, restoring the previous rating. Claims for erectile dysfunction, migraines, knee conditions, and a higher initial rating for generalized anxiety disorder were remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, MDD, AUD, CUD, and hypertension prevented him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment prior to August 20, 2020. The Board granted a TDIU beginning on that date.