Depression — all decisions

The Board granted a rating of 50 percent for major depressive disorder but denied special monthly compensation based on total disability due to individual unemployability solely as a result of the condition.

The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder with anxious distress.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and MDD, based on credible evidence of military sexual trauma (MST) during service and a nexus between the current disabilities and the in-service stressor.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), as there was no evidence of a nexus between the Veteran's active-duty military service and his depressive disorder.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, to include unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress, due to an incomplete evidentiary record.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric condition to include insomnia, anxiety, and major depressive disorder for a VA examination.

The Board denied service connection for depression but granted an initial 50 percent rating for a headache disability.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for other specified depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, somatic symptom disorder, alcohol use disorder, left hip condition, left knee condition, left lower extremity radiculopathy, left upper extremity radiculopathy, right hip condition, right knee condition, right lower extremity radiculopathy, right upper extremity radiculopathy, shin splints, left leg, shin splints, right leg, and traumatic brain injury (TBI) for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for major depressive disorder, as the evidence did not support an earlier date of entitlement.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for insomnia, PTSD, and depression due to a need for additional development.

The Board granted service connection for headaches and depression as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus and hearing loss.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) due solely to his service-connected major depressive disorder (MDD) for the period from February 19, 2019 onward and special monthly compensation at the housebound rate from February 19, 2019 to September 4, 2022.

The Veteran's service-connected major depressive disorder is granted a 100 percent rating from June 28, 2022.

The Board granted an initial rating of 100 percent for the Veteran's service-connected recurrent major depressive disorder with anxious distress, and dismissed the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to this condition. The Veteran was also granted basic eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits.

The Veteran's generalized anxiety disorder with persistent depressive disorder and alcohol abuse disorder (GAD) is shown to preclude the Veteran from securing and following substantially gainful employment consistent with his work and education background from November 1, 2012.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, finding that there was no evidence of a current diagnosis consistent with the DSM-5.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for neurobehavioral effects and unspecified depressive disorder, to correct a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for somatic symptom disorder with anxiety and depression, as there was no evidence of a current diagnosis during the pendency of the claim.

The Board granted service connection for depressive disorder with anxiety disorder and bilateral lower extremity diabetic neuropathy, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, and chronic kidney disease, all secondary to diabetes mellitus. A 30 percent initial rating was granted for stasis dermatitis.

The Board denied service connection for deep vein thrombosis, hyperlipidemia, vitamin D deficiency, pre-diabetes, and obstructive sleep apnea. The Veteran's hypertension was not found to be compensable, and the ratings for his depressive disorder and tinnitus were also denied.