Depression decisions — 2025

The Veteran's service connection for major depressive disorder with anxious distress and intermittent psychotic symptoms was granted, along with a 10 percent rating for plantar warts of both feet.

The Board found that the October 28, 1999 and March 31, 2000 rating decisions were not the product of clear and unmistakable error (CUE).

The appeal for an increased rating for unspecified depressive disorder was dismissed due to the Veteran's continued pursuit of a legacy appeal.

The appeal has been withdrawn by the Veteran and is dismissed.

The appeal was granted for service connection of unspecified depressive disorder and headaches, but denied for an initial disability rating in excess of 20 percent for a lumbosacral strain. Some claims were also remanded.

The Board granted service connection for chronic headaches and generalized anxiety disorder with alcohol use disorder, but denied service connection for persistent depressive disorder.

The Board granted a 70 percent disability rating for major depressive disorder with anxious distress and alcohol use disorder, but remanded the claims for increased ratings for lumbar strain and mild gastritis with reflux and grade A esophagitis.

The Board remands the claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to January 20, 2021, as it is inextricably intertwined with other claims.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and depression, due to a lack of evidence linking his current conditions to in-service events or aggravation of pre-existing conditions.

The Board granted a 100 percent rating for Major Depressive Disorder with psychotic features, recurrent due to the Veteran's persistent suicidal ideation and daily hallucinations, as well as his total social isolation.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood and major depressive disorder with anxious distress, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral knee and shoulder disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, coronary artery disease, hypertension (under the PACT Act), erectile dysfunction as secondary to diabetes, and diabetic nephropathy. The claims for depression, right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy were denied.

The appeal seeking entitlement to service connection for arthritis was dismissed, and the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression and anxiety, was denied.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder (MDD), and anxiety, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board dismissed the appeal for an evaluation in excess of 30 percent prior to December 3, 2018, and in excess of 50 percent thereafter, for service-connected unspecified depressive disorder as the Veteran continued his legacy appeal.

The appeal for an increased rating for a psychiatric disability is dismissed due to the severance of service connection.

The appeal for service connection for hearing loss was dismissed due to the Veteran's representative withdrawing the appeal.

The Board granted an initial evaluation of 70 percent for major depressive disorder, finding that the Veteran's condition resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Board remands the claims for an earlier effective date, initial rating, and TDIU to the agency of original jurisdiction for further development.

The Board granted service connection for sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, and obstructive sleep apnea, and increased the ratings for migraine headaches to 30 percent and major depressive disorder to 70 percent.