the Veteran found her psychiatric status to be normal . The Veteran ' s private treatment records show regular complaints related to depression . In September 2002 , the Veteran reported that her symptoms first began in 1986 . The Veteran attended counseling throughout 2003 and 2004 , and the treatment records show reports of problems with her life stressors of caring for her disabled son and dealing with the death of her other son and her parents . She reported having insomnia and feeling anxiety and depression . She reported that she first started receiving psychiatric treatment in 1987 . In an April 2004 psychiatric assessment , the Veteran reported her difficulties related to the murder of her son , caring for her disabled son , and