Depression Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran is entitled to a TDIU rating effective December 6, 2010. The issue of an earlier effective date prior to December 6, 2010, for the award of a TDIU on an extraschedular basis remains pending and is remanded.

The Veteran's TDIU and DEA were granted effective June 30, 2018 due to her service-connected PTSD preventing her from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD with secondary MDD, anxious distress, and alcohol use disorder is rated at 70 percent. The Board found that the severity of her symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings on multiple conditions is remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and records. The issues include tinnitus, major depressive disorder (MDD), lumbar degenerative disc disease (DDD), right lower extremity radiculopathy, right wrist sprain, right upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome, left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, and TDIU.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition and a dental disability for compensation purposes due to lack of current diagnoses and failure to meet legal criteria.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of major depressive disorder with anxious distress was denied as the evidence did not show good cause for a delay in filing his supplemental claim more than one year after the initial decision.

The Veteran's appeal seeking to revise or reverse the February 17, 2009 rating decision that denied service connection for depression is dismissed because the April 10, 2020 Board decision subsumed the February 17, 2009 decision.

The Veteran's initial rating for service-connected persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress was denied, as his symptoms do not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating.

The Board has granted a total disability rating for the appellant's PTSD from May 15, 2013 to March 8, 2022, based on symptoms including suicidal ideation, obsessional rituals, intermittent inability to perform activities of daily living, and near-continuous depression.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased disability rating and TDIU was denied. The effective date of the increased rating and TDIU remains November 18, 2017.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for her service-connected unspecified depressive disorder was denied. Her claim for TDIU was also denied.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent since March 26, 2018. An earlier effective date for the 70 percent rating has been granted from April 25, 2017.

The Veteran's unspecified depressive disorder is currently rated at 50 percent, and the Board finds that it does not warrant a higher rating as his symptoms do not meet the criteria for a 70 percent or higher rating.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for increased ratings in excess of the assigned disability ratings for major depressive disorder, radiculopathy, and degenerative disc disease. The Board dismissed all issues on appeal.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for depressive disorder has been granted. The claims for heart condition, upper and lower bowel condition, GERD, and ED have not met the criteria for service connection.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression, is rated at 70 percent from April 20, 2018. The appeal for a higher rating has been granted. Service connection for TBI and the issue of unemployability prior to May 26, 2021 are still pending.

The Board has granted an effective date of March 29, 1995 for the grant of service connection for PTSD. The Veteran's earlier claim for pension benefits included a mention of these conditions and was considered to be an informal claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a disability rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, entitlement to TDIU, and SMC under U.S.C. �1114(s) due to incomplete development.

The Board has granted a 70 percent rating for the Veteran's unspecified depressive disorder with anxiety, effective from when it was initially rated as 50 percent.

The Veteran's appeal for an initial disability rating greater than 30 percent for service-connected depression was granted, with a current rating of 50 percent.,The Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than September 24, 2021, for the grant of service-connection for depression was denied.