Depression decisions — 2025

The Board granted earlier effective dates for arteriosclerotic heart disease and Dependents' Educational Assistance but denied increased ratings for the heart condition and depressive disorder.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include unspecified bipolar and related disorder with anxious distress, depression, anxiety, and cyclothymic disorder, as a pre-decisional duty to assist error was made.

The appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety, depression, insomnia, and memory loss, was granted due to the receipt of new and relevant evidence.

The Veteran withdrew all pending claims and appeals, resulting in the dismissal of the appeal.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and restoration of a 70 percent disability rating for depression, as well as increased ratings for left hip degenerative arthritis and lumbar spine disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for major depressive disorder with anxious distress, as there was no relevant claim or intent to file prior to August 5, 2024.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial evaluation in excess of 50 percent for depressive disorder and for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for depressive disorder.

The Board granted an effective date of May 23, 2020, for a 100 percent disability rating for major depressive disorder (MDD), severe, without psychotic features, and generalized anxiety disorder.

The Board granted service connection for an eating disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and persistent depressive disorder as they are related to the Veteran's active military service.

The Board granted initial ratings of 50 percent for unspecified depressive disorder, 60 percent for degenerative arthritis of the spine with IVDS, status post spinal fusion, and 40 percent for radiculopathy, right lower extremity. The claim for a compensable rating for scar on back was denied, and TDIU was granted.

The appeal for service connection for various conditions was dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, unspecified trauma and stressor-related disorder, and MDD, for a VA medical opinion.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, for a VA examination and stressor verification.

The Board remands the claims for further development and consideration, including obtaining private medical records and a VA examination to address the Veteran's depression.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include anxiety, depression, severe alcohol use disorder and moderate cocaine use disorder due to military sexual trauma (MST), and granted increased ratings for certain service-connected disabilities. The claim for dizziness was dismissed, as was the entitlement to a TDIU.

The Board granted service connection for alcohol use disorder and triphasic sleep disorder as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected conditions, increased the rating for LEFT ankle traumatic arthritis to 30 percent, and denied increased ratings for various knee disabilities. The decision also remanded several other issues for further development.

The Board granted service connection for anxiety, depression, and a psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) but denied service connection for an insomnia disorder.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, due to military sexual trauma (MST) for a comprehensive VA medical opinion.

The appeal was dismissed for PTSD, and the claims for service connection for unspecified anxiety disorder, depression, joint pains, chronic sinusitis, a higher rating for allergic rhinitis, and a 10 percent rating based on multiple non-compensable disabilities were denied. The claim for obstructive sleep apnea was remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a back condition to obtain additional evidence.