Depression Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for a psychiatric disability, including depression, anxiety, and PTSD, due to incomplete examination reports. The Veteran's claims are now pending again.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, effective from September 8, 2020. The Board has denied increased ratings for PTSD prior to that date and in excess of 70 percent thereafter. Service connection was granted for BHL, Back Disability, and OSA. GERD service connection remains pending.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's service connection claim for acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depressive disorder, intermittent explosive disorder, adjustment disorder, and/or paranoid schizophrenia.

The Veteran's service-connected depressive disorder and residuals of right middle cerebral artery CVA have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation since May 14, 2010. The Board has granted TDIU effective from that date.

The Veteran's claims for an increased rating for PTSD and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional VA examination results.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional verification of his periods of active duty, active duty for training, and inactive duty for training with the New York Army National Guard and the Army Reserve.

The Veteran's generalized anxiety disorder is rated at 100 percent effective October 12, 2017.,As the Veteran has a combined rating of 100% for her service-connected conditions and is in receipt of a 100% rating for her generalized anxiety disorder, entitlement to TDIU is moot.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the service connection for unspecified depressive and alcohol use disorder and unspecified personality disorder before the Board could make a decision.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for generalized anxiety disorder, PTSD, and persistent depressive disorder due to a failure to attempt to corroborate the Veteran's reported stressor during service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and procedural errors. The claims will be reviewed again, with a focus on verifying the in-service stressor and providing a VA examination to determine the relationship between the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders and his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as bipolar disorder, unspecified depressive disorder, and anxiety disorder. The decision is based on the Veteran's in-service deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan where she witnessed traumatic events, combined with her history of childhood abuse.

The Veteran's PTSD with major depressive disorder, severe, is evaluated at a 70 percent rating. The Board found that the symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher 100 percent evaluation due to lack of total occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to January 31, 2020. The Board denied the claim for TDIU as his employment as a VA police officer was considered substantial gainful employment.

Your appeals for service connection for depressive disorder and hypertension have been dismissed as the appellant has withdrawn them.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error regarding the Veteran's PTSD claim, specifically failing to obtain a VA examination. The Veteran is diagnosed with multiple psychiatric conditions and his wife died while he was in service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error and the need for further examination. The Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is being reviewed with a focus on verifying his in-service stressor event.

The Veteran's appeals were dismissed due to his death. No service connection decisions were made.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD due to military sexual trauma (MST) with major depressive disorder was granted, and the effective date is set at April 16, 2004, which is the day following her separation from service.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including the need for a VA examination and SSA records review. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder may be related to military service or exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Board dismissed the claim for service connection for major depressive disorder as the appellant died during the appeal process.