Depression Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for major depressive disorder (also claimed as PTSD, severe depression, and anxiety) was denied. The claim for a compensable rating for status post left varicocele ligation was also denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted due to the submission of new and relevant evidence. The issues of diabetes mellitus, bilateral kidney disability, and depression are remanded for further review.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but remanded the other issues due to incomplete evidence.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of VA examination for service connection claims, specifically for posttraumatic stress disorder and major depression.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for Major Depressive Disorder was granted, and he is now receiving a 100% rating for this condition since April 22, 2014.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia have been readjudicated due to new evidence. Service connection is granted for both conditions.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, anxiety, and adjustment disorder, as well as vertigo, are remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's PTSD and TDIU were granted with a 70 percent disability rating effective June 19, 2020.

The Board has determined that the VA examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's psychiatric disorder are inadequate, and therefore remanded for further clarification and corroboration of in-service stressors. Additionally, a new VA examination is needed to address the etiology of the Veteran's left eye disorder.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric condition, including Unspecified Depressive Disorder, Somatic Disorder, Unspecified Trauma and Stressor Related Disorder, and Other Specified Trauma and Related Disorder, is granted as secondary to her service-connected bilateral tibia stress fractures.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's unspecified depressive disorder is secondary to his service-connected lumbosacral strain with lumbosacral spondylosis, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to incomplete records and a need for further medical examination. The Veteran's right-shoulder pain may have started during active duty, while his acquired psychiatric condition (including PTSD, depression, and anxiety) may be related to in-service traumatic events.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the addition of his spouse to his VA disability compensation is denied. The earliest possible effective date has already been assigned based on the one-year period following the October 29, 2019 rating decision.

The Board has granted service connection for major depressive disorder and PTSD, finding that these conditions are related to the Veteran's active-duty service.

The Board has determined that the VA examination conducted in February 2020 was inadequate for addressing the Veteran's claims of service connection for depression and anxiety. Therefore, a new VA examination is required to determine if these conditions are related to his military service.

The Veteran's cervical spine and psychiatric disabilities are granted as service-connected. The claim for IBS is remanded due to the need for a medical opinion.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to the need for a retrospective medical opinion on the combined effects of his service-connected disabilities, as VA did not obtain such an opinion in the original decision.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need to obtain additional records and provide appropriate VA examinations.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of major depressive disorder, finding that no formal or informal claim was submitted prior to April 29, 2013.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety, depression, and a panic disorder. The Veteran's panic disorder is proximately due to his service-connected elbow and knee disabilities.

The Board has granted an effective date of January 12, 2010 for the grant of service connection for PTSD. The Veteran's claim was reopened due to new and material VA treatment records received within a year of the March 2010 rating decision.