Depression decisions — 2025

The Board remands the case for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any vision loss and to assess the severity of the Veteran's service-connected other specified depressive disorder.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, left and right knee replacements, depression, anxiety, as there was no evidence of a current disability during the period on appeal. The claims for breast cancer and kidney cancer were remanded for further development.

The Board granted an initial 10 percent rating for stooped posture, a 70 percent rating for depressive disorder with mixed anxiety and sleep disturbances, and denied a compensable rating for Parkinson's disease which is separate from the essential tremor with bradykinesia rigidity, right upper extremity.

The Board denied an initial evaluation greater than 50 percent for persistent depressive disorder with moderate anxious distress, as the Veteran's symptoms did not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for the Veteran's unspecified depressive disorder, finding that his symptoms more closely approximated those required for a higher rating.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including coronary artery disease, major depressive disorder, and peripheral neuropathy, preclude him from substantial gainful employment.

The Veteran's initial ratings for PTSD and IBS were granted, along with effective dates of January 1, 2018, for TDIU and DEA benefits.

The Board granted service connection for hypothyroidism with Hashimoto's disease and an adjustment disorder with mixed depression and anxiety as secondary to the service-connected condition.

The Veteran has withdrawn the appeal, and there are no issues for the Board to review.

The Board denied service connection for Grave's disease and denied revisions to prior rating decisions on the basis of clear and unmistakable error, as well as denying increased ratings and earlier effective dates for various conditions.

The Board remands the claims for a VA examination to determine the current severity of the service-connected scars and to obtain medical opinions regarding the etiology of various disabilities, including left hand, foot, knee, right hand, ankle, high blood pressure, head injury, depression, and sleep apnea.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, PTSD, generalized anxiety disorder, alcohol abuse disorder, and other specified depressive disorder to ensure a complete record is available for adjudication.

The Board remands the claim for an increased rating of the service-connected acquired psychiatric disability to ensure a proper VA examination is conducted, considering the Veteran's additional service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (anxiety with depression) due to its etiological relationship with the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied service connection for depression, remanded claims for right and left ankle disabilities, a left knee disability, and bilateral hand disabilities.

The appeal concerning the issue of entitlement to service connection for depression was dismissed because a claim, previously the subject of an appeal, was resolved in the Veteran's favor.

The Board denied an effective date prior to March 19, 2021, for the award of service connection for PTSD with major depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder.

The Board granted an effective date of July 12, 2018, for the award of service connection for depression and pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB).

The Board granted service connection for a migraine condition and depression, but denied an increased rating above 10 percent for tinnitus during the review period (from June 10, 2022, through October 5, 2023), and remanded claims for service connection for ulcerative colitis and diabetes mellitus type II.

The Board denied service connection for depression and sleep apnea, as the evidence did not establish an in-service incident or a link to service. The claim for sinus condition was remanded.