The Veteran withdrew his appeal for a higher rating of 70 percent for major depressive disorder with anxiety before the Board could make a decision.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for right and left knee degenerative changes and major depressive disorder with anxiety, as the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board granted a 50 percent disability rating for major depressive disorder with anxiety from August 31, 2019, and denied an effective date prior to August 31, 2020, for the grant of service connection and separate ratings for bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate June 2018 VA examination, and a new examination is needed to determine if the Veteran has PTSD or any other acquired psychiatric disorders related to his service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD and major depressive disorder with anxiety, due to a lack of a VA examination. The TDIU claim is also being remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the service connection claim.