Depression Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depression, anxiety, and PTSD, as secondary to his service-connected disabilities. The case is being returned due to lack of substantial compliance with previous remands.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete and inadequate medical opinions, requiring further examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's psychiatric disabilities.

The Veteran's PTSD, anxiety, and depression symptoms have been rated at 50 percent prior to February 1, 2022, and at 70 percent thereafter. The Board has granted an initial rating of 70 percent for the entire period on appeal.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to an error in satisfying VA's duty to assist prior to the July 2019 decision.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD and MDD, as well as for DEA prior to June 25, 2020, are being remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records. The claim for a temporary total evaluation is also being remanded.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD and MDD, as well as for DEA prior to June 25, 2020, are being remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records. The claim for a temporary total evaluation is also being remanded.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD and MDD, as well as for DEA prior to June 25, 2020, are being remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records. The claim for a temporary total evaluation is also being remanded.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for service-connected migraines and major depressive disorder was denied. The Veteran is currently rated at 50 percent for migraines, which is the maximum schedular rating available.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for depressive disorder and anxiety disorder associated with PTSD, lumbosacral strain, and earlier effective dates for TDIU and Dependents' Educational Assistance under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD and MDD, as well as for DEA prior to June 25, 2020, are being remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records. The claim for a temporary total evaluation is also being remanded.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD and MDD, as well as for DEA prior to June 25, 2020, are being remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records. The claim for a temporary total evaluation is also being remanded.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD and MDD, as well as for DEA prior to June 25, 2020, are being remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records. The claim for a temporary total evaluation is also being remanded.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD and MDD, as well as for DEA prior to June 25, 2020, are being remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records. The claim for a temporary total evaluation is also being remanded.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD and MDD, as well as for DEA prior to June 25, 2020, are being remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records. The claim for a temporary total evaluation is also being remanded.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for depression was dismissed due to his death, as the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of the claim at this time.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for major depressive disorder has been readjudicated, with the Board finding that new and relevant evidence supports her claim. Service connection for degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine is granted.

The Board has restored service connection for depressive disorder with anxious distress as the evidence did not show a clearly erroneous initial diagnosis upon which service connection was predicated.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim of service connection for bipolar disorder, but denied claims for anxiety and depression related to his bipolar disorder. The new evidence presented at the hearing supports the readjudication of the bipolar disorder claim.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD should be remanded due to inadequate examination findings and a need for further medical opinion.

Your claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, which you claimed as PTSD and unspecified depressive disorder, has been granted with a 70% rating effective August 3, 2020. Your case is dismissed because the issue has been fully resolved on appeal.