Depression — all decisions

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include unspecified trauma- and stressor-related disorder, unspecified depressive disorder, and alcohol use disorder.

The Board granted service connection for thoracolumbar degenerative arthritis and lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration, cervical degenerative arthritis, left shoulder acromioclavicular joint degeneration, right hip strain, anxiety as secondary to the Veteran's back condition, and depression as secondary to the Veteran's back condition. The claims for service connection for a left knee condition and a right knee condition were denied.

The Board granted an effective date of July 14, 2020, for the grant of service connection for IVDS with spinal fusion and lumbar disc disease with stenosis, as well as associated radiculopathy of the sciatic and femoral nerves of the left and right lower extremities, and depressive disorder.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, generalized anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, and alcohol use disorder, as the Veteran's claimed in-service stressors were not credible.

The Veteran was granted separate ratings of special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance, a higher rating under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(o), and a higher rating under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(r)(1).

The Board denied increased ratings for Parkinsonism and CAD, but granted SMC based on the loss of use of the hands and need for regular aid and attendance.

The Veteran withdrew all pending claims and appeals, resulting in the dismissal of the appeal.

The Board denied increased ratings for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and a psychiatric disability due to insufficient evidence of the severity required for higher ratings.

The appeal for service connection for a psychiatric disorder was dismissed because the benefit sought has been granted in full.

The Board denied initial ratings in excess of 50 percent for unspecified trauma and stressor-related disorder, and unspecified depressive disorder; in excess of 10 percent for residuals of prostate cancer; and a compensable rating for erectile dysfunction.

The Board remands the claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings to cure a pre-decisional duty to assist error related to the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents in Thailand.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and unspecified depressive disorder, as the probative evidence did not show that these conditions had their onset in or were otherwise due to service.

The Board granted a 70 percent initial rating for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) with major depressive disorder (MDD), finding that the severity, frequency, and duration of the Veteran's symptoms produce occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder, finding it to be etiologically related to the Veteran's active service. The claims for service connection for a left hip disability, lower back disability, and cervical spine disability were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder and anxiety, as there is no credible evidence linking the current conditions to service.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include major depressive disorder, as secondary to tinnitus and/or left ear hearing loss, for additional development of evidence.

The Board granted service connection for lumbar spine degenerative arthritis, left and right lower extremity radiculopathies, left and right hip pain, right knee degenerative arthritis, generalized anxiety disorder, and depressive disorder.

The Board remands the case to verify periods of active duty, ACDUTRA, or INACDUTRA from 1998 to 2006 and to obtain a new VA examination.

The Board remands the claims for service connection, to include on a secondary basis, for PTSD, depression, headache disability, and bilateral foot disabilities due to further development of the Veteran's reported in-service stressor events and obtaining additional medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as depressive disorder due to another medical condition with anxiety distress, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected migraines and bilateral feet and knee disabilities.