Depression Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional examinations and to obtain outstanding treatment records. The issues of increased ratings for radiculopathy, a higher rating for major depressive disorder, and TDIU are also remanded.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding his lumbar spine and cervical spine disabilities, as well as further development of Social Security Administration records.

The Veteran's service-connected Major Depressive Disorder, rated at 70 percent disabling since June 4, 2012, has rendered him unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment for the period from June 4, 2012 forward. The Board granted a TDIU based on this finding.

The Board has not fully addressed the Veteran's in-service stressors and has not obtained a VA medical opinion regarding his acquired psychiatric disorders. The case is being remanded for these actions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for additional opinions regarding her psychiatric disorder, asthma, hearing loss, and tinnitus.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination to determine if any current foot disabilities or acquired psychological disability were incurred in service.

The Veteran's PTSD with depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder is rated at a 70 percent disability rating for the period prior to July 12, 2016.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal seeking an effective date prior to August 8, 2016 for the grant of service connection and a 70 percent rating for unspecified anxiety, depression, and alcoholism.

The Veteran's depression and PTSD symptoms have resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, warranting a 70 percent rating prior to February 3, 2022. The criteria for a higher rating of 100 percent are not met.

The Veteran's claims for increased disability ratings and a total disability rating due to individual unemployability are being remanded due to the addition of new evidence not previously considered by the AOJ.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for residuals of head contusion, now claimed as traumatic brain injury. The new evidence supports a finding that these residuals are related to his in-service head injury.

The Veteran's PTSD and major depressive disorder are currently rated at 70 percent, effective January 17, 2015. A TDIU is granted since the day after his retirement in January 2015.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD, finding that the Veteran's pre-existing psychiatric conditions were not aggravated by service and that there is clear and unmistakable evidence of their existence prior to enlistment.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral knee disabilities, and lumbar spine disability are being remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The issues are related to psychiatric disorders, with one issue being secondary to another.

The Veteran's depressive disorder and anxiety disorder have been granted a 100% rating effective June 21, 2012. The effective date for service connection is also confirmed as the date of claim.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, anxiety, and depression. The evidence did not establish a causal relationship between his current psychiatric disabilities and his in-service stressor.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and depression was dismissed because the VA Form 10182 submitted more than one year after the SOC was issued was not timely.

The Veteran's Parkinson's disease, heart disease (to include coronary artery disease), and acquired psychiatric disorder (to include depression and psychosis) are granted as they are presumed to be due to herbicide exposure during service.

The Veteran's service-connected unspecified depressive disorder is rated at 70% and renders him unable to maintain substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted a TDIU rating as of March 16, 2016.