Depression decisions — 2025

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's right elbow, right ankle, and depressive disorder and chronic pain syndrome.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and major depressive disorder (MDD), resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, to include as due to an undiagnosed Gulf War illness, and denied higher ratings for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress, pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), and lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease (DDD) and intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS).

The Board denied an initial disability rating higher than 50 percent for the Veteran's unspecified depressive disorder, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 70 percent for somatization disorder and major depressive disorder, but denied a higher rating for right hip strain.

The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's unspecified depressive disorder as secondary to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability other than posttraumatic stress disorder, as the evidence does not support a diagnosis of any such condition and the veteran is already compensated for all his psychiatric symptoms through his service-connected PTSD.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of August 16, 2019, for the 70 percent evaluation of service-connected major depressive disorder.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and anxiety, as well as antisocial personality disorder.

The Board remands the issues of an earlier effective date for service connection, a higher initial rating for PTSD, and TDIU to allow for issuance of a statement of the case.

The Board denied service connection for a skin condition of the neck, an evaluation in excess of 50 percent for migraines, and an evaluation in excess of 70 percent for major depressive disorder. The cervical spine condition was remanded for further consideration.

The Board remands the claims for an increased rating in excess of 70 percent for a psychiatric condition and in excess of 40 percent for a lower back condition, as it needs to obtain additional private treatment records.

The Board denied service connection for a right hip condition, left hip condition, and an anxiety condition with depression. The claims for service connection for bilateral knee conditions and tension headaches were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted a rating of 70 percent for major depressive disorder from July 24, 2019, to July 30, 2020, but denied an increased rating in excess of 70 percent thereafter.

The Board granted an effective date of December 27, 2023, for the grant of service connection for adjustment disorder with depression.

The Board granted an effective date of service connection for major depressive disorder on March 6, 2019, and a 100 percent initial rating from that date. Special monthly compensation was also granted.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disability but granted service connection for a deviated septum disability.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of major depressive disorder, claimed as PTSD, to obtain an addendum opinion that adequately addresses positive evidence of in-service onset.

The Board remands the service connection claim for unspecified depressive disorder (claimed as insomnia) due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error.