Depression decisions — 2025

The Board granted an initial 70 percent rating for depressive disorder with depressive features and a TDIU from June 30, 2020, to March 8, 2022.

The Veteran was granted a 70 percent rating for major depressive disorder, effective August 7, 2017.

The Board granted service connection for asthma based on the PACT Act, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability, sleep disturbances, depression, and anxiety. The claims for a headache disability, sleep apnea, back disability, and infertility were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for further development and adjudication, including obtaining additional evidence and scheduling VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, carotid artery disease blockage with surgery, peripheral arterial disease, prostate cancer, bladder cancer, kidney cancer, and anxiety and depression as not being related to the Veteran's active duty or any herbicide exposure.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as the evidence did not support that he was unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected major depressive disorder and degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine.

The Board granted service connection for left knee meniscal tear, right knee osteoarthritis, and persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress secondary to service-connected hypothyroidism. The claims for peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities were denied.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions due to a need for VA examinations to explore their etiologies, particularly in relation to potential toxic exposures during service.

The Board granted the appeal, finding that the severance of service connection for unspecified depressive disorder was improper and restoring service connection.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and major depressive disorder, due to pre-decisional errors in the prior VA examination and medical opinion.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities result in the need for regular aid and attendance, thus granting special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance status.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, depression, and anxiety, based on a positive nexus statement from a private medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for generalized anxiety disorder, persistent depressive disorder (dysthymia), pain left great toe, and sleep apnea but denied increased ratings for the veteran's shoulder strain, thumb strain, wrist ganglion cyst, wrist scar, and painful scar.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 30 percent for restrictive lung disease (claimed as asthma) but denied service connection for several other conditions, including right knee strain, left foot pes planus with bilateral hammer toes, foot fungus, seborrheic dermatitis, allergic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and right hip condition. The Board also dismissed claims for service connection that were not ripe for review.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for depressive disorder and TDIU, but denied higher ratings for headaches and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD and depression, based on evidence supporting a link between the Veteran's in-service stressor and his current mental health conditions.

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD with depressive and alcohol use disorders, as well as a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU), for the period prior to November 12, 2024.

The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder and remanded the claims for service connection for a sinus condition, entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral plantar fasciitis with bone spurs, and service connection for hypertension.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and denied service connection for chronic sinusitis, vertigo, anxiety, depression, and insomnia.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, variously diagnosed as unspecified anxiety disorder and MDD, based on the evidence showing that these conditions had their onset during the Veteran's in-service deployment in the Persian Gulf.