Depression decisions — 2025

The Board denied an increased rating for major depressive disorder and earlier effective dates for service connection, but granted an earlier effective date for TDIU and DEA eligibility.

The Board granted service connection for depression on a secondary basis and special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance.

The Board granted service connection for headaches, chronic sinusitis, a psychiatric disability, lumbosacral strain, and chronic fatigue syndrome. The claim for bilateral hearing loss was denied.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include mild major depressive disorder, due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted service connection for depression, presuming it was incurred in service due to the Veteran's reported symptoms and treatment during his active duty period.

The Board denied service connection for sleep disturbances and granted an effective date of March 28, 2012, but not earlier, for a 100 percent rating for Major Depressive Disorder with psychotic features, panic disorder with agoraphobia, and alcohol use disorder.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including TBI residuals, seizures, psychiatric conditions, vertigo, sleep disorders, and neurological issues in the upper and lower extremities.

The Board granted an initial 70 percent rating for the Veteran's unspecified depressive disorder, but not higher.

The Board denied an effective date prior to March 30, 2023, for the award of service connection for PTSD and a 70 percent rating for PTSD with major depressive disorder and unspecified anxiety disorder.

The appeal was denied for a rating in excess of 70 percent for major depressive disorder, unspecified anxiety, and insomnia. However, TDIU from November 8, 2017, was granted.

The appeal of the proposed reduction from 70 percent to 30 percent for adjustment disorder with anxiety and depression was dismissed because it was not a final decision.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include depression and PTSD, and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, major depressive disorder, recurrent with anxious distress, stimulant use disorder, and alcohol use disorder, due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for cervicothoracic pain, hypoesthesia and paresthesia of both upper extremities, lumbar spine disability, PTSD with persistent depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder, and traumatic brain injury due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for unspecified depressive disorder as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hypothyroidism, but remanded claims for sleep apnea and an increased rating for hypothyroidism.

The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder with anxious distress as due to the Veteran's service-connected left hip labral tear with strain and trochanteric pain syndrome, but denied service connection for thoracic spine scoliosis, bilateral hallux valgus, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), left knee strain with patellar tendinitis, and left shoulder strain.

The Board granted special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance, restored the 20 percent rating for left knee instability, restored the 10 percent rating for right knee instability, and denied an earlier effective date and a higher rating for anxiety.

The Board restored service connection for unspecified depressive disorder with alcohol use disorder, granted a 70 percent rating for the condition, and also granted service connection for lumbosacral strain.

The Board granted a 10 percent disability rating for the service-connected right index finger disability and denied service connection for bilateral knee strain and major depressive disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and an earlier effective date, finding that the evidence did not support higher disability ratings or a more favorable effective date.