Depression — all decisions

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for depressive disorder, and also granted service connection for an unspecified anxiety disorder as secondary to the service-connected depressive disorder.

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 claim for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's psychiatric disorder, including whether it is related to service or secondary to a service-connected lumbosacral strain.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder to obtain a VA examination and etiological opinion.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for tonic-clonic seizures or grand mal epilepsy, left and right carpal tunnel syndrome, back/spinal cord injury, and major depression due to pre-decisional errors in the duty to assist.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for the Veteran's depressive disorder as it did not result in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Board denied service connection for all the conditions listed as there was no evidence of an in-service event, nor is there evidence demonstrating a nexus to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a compensable disability rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae and a higher disability rating for his service-connected depressive disorder, finding that the evidence did not support increased ratings.

The Board granted an effective date of July 27, 1993, for the award of service connection for major depressive disorder.

The Board denied an initial rating higher than 70 percent for the Veteran's service-connected GAD with other unspecified depressive disorder and somatic symptom disorder, as the evidence did not show total occupational and social impairment.

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.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for an unspecified depressive disorder and a rating in excess of 10 percent for patellofemoral syndrome and loose ossified bodies to suprapatellar bursa and to the posterior right knee joint.

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 adjustment disorder with depression, insomnia, and anxiety as secondary to service-connected tinnitus but denied an initial compensable rating for left ear hearing loss and an increased rating for tinnitus. The remaining claims were remanded.

The appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include major depressive disorder, was dismissed because it was already addressed in a direct docket appeal and remanded by the Board.

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 Veteran's service-connected unspecified depressive disorder and PTSD are granted a disability rating of 100 percent, effective January 2018. The claim for an earlier effective date prior to November 6, 2023, is denied.

The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent for MDD but granted a TDIU from January 1, 2011 and denied SMC based on housebound status.

The Board granted an initial rating of 50 percent for persistent depressive disorder and somatic symptoms disorder associated with lumbar strain with arthritis and intervertebral disc syndrome.