Depression — all decisions

The Board granted service connection for persistent depressive disorder, finding that the Veteran's condition was aggravated by his military service.

The Board denied service connection for a left ankle condition and remanded the issue of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include depression and PTSD.

The Board granted an increased initial rating of 70 percent for PTSD, but denied a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, diagnosed as unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress.

The Board granted service connection for other specified trauma and stress related disorder, depressive disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder with social phobia based on the evidence showing that these conditions originated during active service.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for the Veteran's psychiatric disability but denied increased ratings for headaches, right knee, and left knee disabilities.

The Board denied an initial rating higher than 50 percent for persistent depressive disorder and remanded the claims for service connection for a left eye condition and headaches.

The Board granted service connection for a psychiatric disability, diagnosed as major depressive disorder with anxious distress, finding that the Veteran's symptoms began during his active duty and have continued since then.

The Veteran's unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress was found to more closely approximate occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks, warranting a 30 percent rating. The claim for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent was denied.

The Board granted an initial rating of 100 percent for major depressive disorder, moderate with melancholic feature to include dysthymia disorder (MDD) from June 27, 2018, but denied an effective date prior to that date.

The Veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection and increased rating claims, resulting in their dismissal.

The Board remands the matter of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychological condition, including PTSD, depression, anxiety, insomnia, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, due to inadequate medical examinations and opinions.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals seeking service connection for anxiety, depression, bilateral hearing loss, a left elbow condition, and sleep apnea.

The Board denied an increased initial evaluation for major depressive disorder (MDD) with anxious distress, which is currently rated at 70 percent disabling.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected back disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating or service connection for any of the claimed conditions.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected low back disability, but SMC at the housebound rate is denied.

The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for unspecified depressive disorder to obtain a more adequate medical opinion addressing whether the condition pre-existed service and, if so, whether it was aggravated by service.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus and an initial 70 percent rating, but not higher, for persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress. Other claims were denied or remanded.