Depression Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The case is remanded to verify a claimed stressor event.

The Veteran's type II diabetes mellitus was granted service connection due to exposure risk activities during his military service. Service connection for a concussion and left knee degenerative joint disease were denied, as the evidence did not support these claims. The Veteran's generalized anxiety disorder and major depressive disorder received increased ratings up until May 20, 2019, when he was granted a 70% disability rating. Other service connection requests were remanded.

The Veteran's appeal of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea is dismissed. The Veteran's depression is granted an initial rating of 100 percent, effective from the date of the decision. The issues regarding right knee disability and TDIU are remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date than March 19, 1999, for service connection for PTSD with depressive disorder due to a lack of evidence showing any prior claims for benefits related to these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to conflicting medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disabilities contributed to his cause of death.

The Board has remanded the case due to unclear military stressor and need for further examination.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, increased ratings for bipolar disorder II with generalized anxiety disorder and lumbar spine early degenerative joint disease and early arthritis, and TDIU due to complex mental health disabilities and lack of adequate medical opinions.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for depression, a sleep disability, a lumbar spine disability, and a migraine disability due to inadequate VA examinations and lack of adequate rationale in the previous decisions.

The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to provide an adequate VA examination, and thus cannot make a decision on whether the Veteran's depression is related to his active-duty service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for plantar fasciitis of the left foot was denied. The Board found no evidence of a current disability and concluded that there is not an approximate balance in the weight of the evidence.,The Veteran's claim for an initial rating of 10 percent for irritable bowel syndrome was granted, with the effective date being March 6, 2020.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate medical opinions and evidence. The issues of neck disability, radiculopathy in both lower extremities, diabetes mellitus secondary to weight gain, and depression are being remanded for further development.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for PTSD, anxiety, and depression due to insufficient competent medical evidence. A VA examination is needed to determine if these conditions are related to service.

The Veteran's claims for an increased rating for unspecified depressive disorder, TDIU prior to July 20, 2023, and SMC based on the need for regular aid and attendance are being remanded due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Veteran's psychiatric condition, including persistent depressive disorder with grief and other specified trauma stressor related disorder with alcohol use disorder, was rated at 10 percent from July 9, 2018. The effective date for a rating in excess of 10 percent is granted as of August 23, 2023.

The Veteran's appeal of her claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, including PTSD and MDD, has been withdrawn by her authorized representative. As a result, the Board is dismissing the appeal.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance due to service-connected disability, finding that his condition does not meet the criteria as he is able to perform daily activities with assistance when needed.

The Board has dismissed all claims of service connection due to the Veteran's death.

The Board dismissed the appeals for proposed rating reductions because no adjudicative determination was made, and the Veteran later withdrew his disagreement.

Service connection for PTSD with major depression was granted, effective February 12, 2013.,Special monthly compensation based on need for aid and attendance was granted, effective January 24, 2020.