Depression Board decisions

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, major depressive disorder, and panic disorder, is rated at 100 percent for the entire period on appeal.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and major depressive disorder. The decision is based on a finding that his current symptoms are related to his military service.

The Veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including adjustment disorder with anxiety and depressed mood is granted. The Board also remanded the cases of left knee chondrocalcinosis, left ankle degenerative arthritis, and left forearm traumatic arthritis.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD with major depressive disorder, recurrent, moderate and TBI as it was granted in a previous decision.

The Veteran's employment may be considered marginal on account of his service-connected disabilities, thereby precluding him from securing and following substantially gainful employment. The Board grants a TDIU effective March 27, 2019.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's symptoms are related to in-service stressors and affording him the benefit of doubt.

The Veteran's claims for service connection related to depression, headaches, and a left leg (hip) disability are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding causation and aggravation.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD and other conditions, are found to be related to his service-connected disabilities. Service connection is granted for these conditions as secondary to a service-connected disability. The issue of TDIU prior to April 2, 2019, remains pending.

The Veteran's claims for an increased rating and TDIU prior to September 28, 2023 are being remanded due to the need to obtain outstanding treatment records from private providers and VA.

Service connection for tinnitus, MDD, GAD, and unspecified insomnia disorder as secondary to tinnitus is granted.,Service connection for a cervical spine condition and low back condition is granted.,Service connection for migraine headaches (secondary to tinnitus) is remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for major depressive disorder with anxious distress and psychotic features, obstructive sleep apnea, and left knee degenerative arthritis. The conditions are found to be related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinions regarding the Veteran's depression and its relationship to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development regarding his claim of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, major depressive disorder, and insomnia disorder, is granted as service-connected.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied due to lack of current evidence meeting VA compensation criteria.,Service connection for bronchitis/reactive airway disease is remanded for further review.,Service connection for a low back disability is remanded for further review.,Service connection for a left knee disability is remanded for further review.,Service connection for a right knee disability is remanded for further review.,Service connection for a left foot disability is remanded for further review.,Service connection for a right foot disability is remanded for further review.

The Veteran's service-connected erectile dysfunction is granted as secondary to his service-connected low back strain and sprain with arthritis and IVDS. The effective date for the grant of service connection for major depressive disorder with anxious distress is set at December 18, 2017. An initial rating in excess of 50 percent for major depressive disorder with anxious distress from December 18, 2017 to March 2, 2023 is denied.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and consideration of new evidence.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders are due to in-service events, and the Board has granted service connection for PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD and unspecified depressive disorder are granted as service-connected, while the claim for TBI is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability and a psychiatric disability (major depressive disorder), but denied service connection for a heart disability.

The Board has determined that substantial compliance with the November 2022 remand instructions was not achieved, and therefore another remand is necessary to ensure compliance.