Depression decisions — 2025

The Veteran's unspecified depressive disorder precluded him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment, leading to the grant of a TDIU rating.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as other specified trauma and stressor related disorder with anxiety, depression, and adjustment disorder.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for depression, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and hypertension, claimed as high blood pressure.

The Board denied service connection for prostate cancer, major depressive disorder, sleep apnea, headaches, substance abuse, and chronic pain syndrome as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by the Veteran's active service, including exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's back disability, sciatic nerve radiculopathy, femoral nerve radiculopathy, and left knee instability while granting a 10% rating for sciatic nerve radiculopathy from January 24, 2019, to August 30, 2019, and a 20% rating for left knee disability with instability beginning on that date. The Board also granted an initial 100% rating for major depressive disorder (MDD) effective February 5, 2021.

The Board granted an initial 70 percent rating for the service-connected psychiatric disorder during the period prior to September 22, 2022.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for depressive disorder due to chronic pain syndrome with anxious distress, panic disorder for further development of evidence.

The appeal for increased initial disability ratings was dismissed due to the Veteran not timely filing a Notice of Disagreement within one year of the rating decisions.

The Board remands the issues of character of discharge, service connection for PTSD and MDD with sleep disturbances, right ear hearing loss, and left ear hearing loss due to insufficient evidence regarding the appellant's mental state at the time of misconduct leading to his discharge and a need for further development.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, finding no current diagnosis of depression or any other acquired psychiatric condition.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), due to the RO's failure to substantially comply with previous remand directives.

The Board denied service connection for a left arm and hand disorder, but granted a 70 percent rating for other specified depressive disorder with insomnia and alcohol use disorder.

The Board granted an initial 70 percent disability rating for depressive disorder, effective September 13, 2021.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric condition described as adjustment disorder with anxiety and depression is granted, as it is at least as likely as not related to his service-connected right eye disability.

The Board granted an initial 70 percent rating for generalized anxiety disorder, but not higher.

The Board remands the claims for a higher rating and earlier effective dates due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection for left eye neuropathy, depression, and a TDIU.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, depression, and a disability resulting from asbestos exposure as there was no evidence of current disabilities or a nexus to the Veteran's active duty.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for the Veteran's psychiatric disorder, finding that the symptoms did not more nearly approximate a higher rating.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder to obtain a new VA etiology opinion due to an inadequate previous opinion.