Depression decisions — 2025

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, depression, and insomnia, for further evidentiary development.

The Board granted an initial rating of 20 percent for erectile dysfunction and denied a higher rating for the unspecified depressive disorder with sleep-wake disorder, while dismissing the TDIU claim as moot.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD and major depressive disorder, finding the service-connected conditions to be productive of occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas due to suicidal ideation, depressed mood, flattened affect, anxiety, panic attacks, chronic sleep impairment, and other symptoms.

The appeal of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD is dismissed as the benefit has been granted in full.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disability to include PTSD, major depressive disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder as the Veteran's claimed in-service stressors were not verified and there was no competent evidence linking his current disabilities to active service.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for unspecified major depressive disorder, finding that the September 2012 rating decision became final and no new evidence or intent to file a claim was received within one year prior to July 11, 2015.

The Board granted service connection for an unspecified depressive disorder, finding it to be related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board remands the claim for an earlier effective date for TDIU to correct a duty to assist error, specifically related to VA treatment records that were not properly associated with the claims file.

The Veteran is granted eligibility for assistance in acquiring specially adapted housing due to his permanent and total service-connected disability affecting both lower extremities, which precludes locomotion without the aid of assistive devices.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings, as well as effective dates prior to June 23, 2021.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD, claimed as anxiety and depression, to obtain a more detailed medical opinion.

The Board granted a 20 percent rating for the right hand scar from January 31, 2019, and denied other claims.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for unspecified anxiety disorder and unspecified depressive disorder, but no higher. The claim for service connection for chronic diarrhea was remanded.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, requiring an addendum medical opinion.

The appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as PTSD, anxiety and depressive disorder, is dismissed because the December 2022 Board decision granted service connection based on the same evidence.

The Board dismissed the claims for a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability and an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for bilateral plantar fasciitis, denied an initial evaluation in excess of 70 percent for major depressive disorder with generalized anxiety disorder, and remanded the claims for initial evaluations in excess of 20 percent for lumbar spine disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Board granted compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a neck injury with nerve damage and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include anxiety and depression, as secondary to the neck injury.

The Board granted service connection for pancreatic cancer and unspecified depressive disorder, but denied service connection for diabetes, depression, testicular cancer.

The Board denied a rating above 70 percent for major depressive disorder prior to July 28, 2022.

The Board granted an initial rating of 70 percent for depressive disorder prior to January 30, 2024, and denied a rating of 20 percent for bilateral hearing loss. The Veteran was also granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to January 30, 2024.