Depression Board decisions

The VA granted a 50% rating for headaches from October 26, 2016 and effective dates for the ratings of right lower extremity radiculopathy and left lower extremity radiculopathy. The Veteran is also service-connected for depression secondary to headaches.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, should be remanded due to a lack of examination and consideration of all relevant evidence.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and a need for further examination. The Veteran's headache disorder, PTSD, and lumbar spine disorder are not currently service-connected.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, persistent depressive disorder, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, and mild alcohol use disorder, has been granted due to the submission of new evidence. The case is remanded for further consideration.

The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD with major depressive disorder and anxious distress is denied.,The Veteran's asthma claim is remanded due to the need for a medical opinion regarding service connection.

The Veteran's neurogenic bladder disability is rated at the highest available rating (60%) and does not warrant an increased rating. The Board also granted a TDIU effective May 14, 2018.,The Veteran was found to be unemployable due to her service-connected disabilities since May 14, 2018, and she is now eligible for DEA benefits based on this finding.

The Veteran's rating for unspecified anxiety with depression was restored to 30 percent, effective October 20, 2020. A higher rating of 50 percent is granted for recurrent major depressive disorder.

The reduction in the disability rating for major depression from 100 percent to 30 percent was not proper, and restoration of the 100 percent rating is granted.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, major depressive disorder, and anxiety, is remanded due to errors in VA's pre-decisional duty to assist. The claim will be reconsidered with the verification of the alleged stressor involving TSgt. Ross's trailer fire and clean-up.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and medical opinions.,Specifically, the AOJ must provide the Veteran with a comprehensive examination and obtain medical opinions addressing his claimed bilateral foot condition, left shoulder condition, swollen painful joints, psychiatric conditions, shortness of breath, digestive condition, and headaches.

The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date and higher disability rating for depressive disorder is denied. The earliest communication suggesting service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was received on November 13, 2013, the same day service connection was granted.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for left and right carpal tunnel syndrome, anxiety disorder, and depressive disorder due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression and anxiety, is found to be at least as likely as not related to his service-connected tinnitus and left knee disabilities.,The Veteran's low back disability is found to be at least as likely as not related to his service-connected left knee disability.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, diagnosed as major depressive disorder, is granted service connection. Service connection for chronic cervical spine pain and chronic low back pain is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether these conditions are related to the Veteran's military service.

Your claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including adjustment disorder with depressed mode and depression, has been granted in a previous rating decision. Therefore, this issue is dismissed as moot.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD with MDD was denied. The Veteran's entitlement to TDIU was granted.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for acquired psychiatric disability, including adjustment disorder, depression, anxiety, and PTSD. The decision is based on evidence that his current diagnoses are etiologically related to his active military service.

The Board denied the claim for an earlier effective date for a 100% rating for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) as there was no increase in severity of MDD ascertainable within one year prior to the January 22, 2019, claim.

The Board has dismissed the claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as depression) and granted service connection for sleep apnea. The claims for allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, and gastroesophageal reflux disorder are remanded.