Depression — all decisions

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining outstanding private medical records.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date, a TDIU, and Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as MDD and GAD, to obtain additional evidence.

The Board granted an initial increased rating of 50 percent for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability from March 8, 2010, to May 19, 2014, and denied a higher rating thereafter.

The Board restored the 10 percent rating for GERD, denied increased ratings for other conditions, and remanded service connection claims.

The appeal for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with MDD and insomnia was dismissed as it is essentially an attempt to relitigate an issue that has already been decided.

The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder, recurrent, mild and remanded the claims for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and migraines (headaches).

The Board granted service connection for generalized anxiety disorder with panic attacks and persistent depressive disorder, finding that the Veteran's mental health difficulties began during active service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and increased ratings due to insufficient evidence to evaluate the claims adequately.

The Board granted service connection for depression, finding it to be secondary to the Veteran's already service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board granted service connection for several conditions, including a back condition, left lower extremity radiculopathy, chronic fatigue syndrome, and migraine headaches, among others. It also granted increased ratings for PTSD and moderate, recurrent, major depressive disorder with anxious distress.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, right hand tremors, left hand tremors, gout, and chronic kidney disease to obtain outstanding VA treatment records and provide a medical examination.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include depressive disorder and anxiety, as well as obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and right knee osteoarthritis, but denied service connection for left knee degenerative arthritis, right hand degenerative arthritis, left hand degenerative arthritis, left shoulder subdeltoid bursitis (claimed as degenerative arthritis), right shoulder strain (claimed as degenerative arthritis), major depressive disorder, and an anxiety disorder.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for service connection for anxiety, depression, and PTSD due to concurrent election of Direct Review while Higher-Level Review was pending.

The Board denied increased ratings for bilateral vertical taluses and dismissed appeals for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, tinnitus, and major depressive disorder with anxiety disorder due to untimely notice of disagreement.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, depression, anxiety, agitation, and sleep issues, due to in-service military sexual trauma (MST).

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as persistent depressive disorder and panic disorder.

The Board granted an effective date of May 19, 2021, for the grant of service connection for depression.