Depression decisions — 2025

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 70 percent for major depressive disorder with generalized anxiety disorder and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability from March 25, 2011, as well as an earlier effective date for DEA benefits.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and various other psychiatric disorders, as it finds that there was a pre-decisional duty to assist error in not obtaining medical opinions addressing all of the Veteran's diagnosed psychiatric disorders.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression; dermatitis, to include pseudofolliculitis barbae; and a compensable rating for tinea pedis.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, major depression, high blood pressure, and a major head injury as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active service.

The Board granted an effective date of January 17, 2023, for the award of service connection for depression.

The Board granted service connection for unspecified anxiety disorder, claimed as generalized anxiety disorder, but denied service connection for depressive disorder, to include as secondary to a service-connected disability.

The appeal for implementation of the September 2021 Board decision granting service connection for depression has been withdrawn and dismissed.

The Board granted service connection for a psychiatric disability diagnosed as depressive disorder secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine degenerative joint disease, but remanded the claim for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for hypertension effective October 10, 2018, and denied higher ratings or earlier effective dates for the other conditions.

The Veteran's major depressive disorder with unspecified anxiety disorder was granted a 70 percent rating from August 20, 2015, to January 6, 2020.

The Board granted an initial rating of 70 percent for major depressive disorder, severe with adjustment disorder to include depressed mood and anxiety.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include schizoaffective disorder, depressive type, and secondary conditions of GERD and hypertension. The claims for major depression and anxiety as separate conditions from the now service-connected schizoaffective disorder, depressive type, were denied.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety and depression, and a chronic back disorder, both for the purposes of accrued benefits only.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for the Veteran's service-connected depression, finding that the symptoms observed are commensurate with occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for major depressive disorder (MDD) with anxious distress and insomnia to obtain additional evidence regarding in-service mistreatment, verbal abuse, and a medical opinion.

The Board denied an earlier effective date and an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for the Veteran's unspecified depressive disorder with bipolar disorder.

The Board granted an effective date of May 18, 2002, for the award of service connection for major depressive disorder.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for service connection for persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress, finding that November 20, 2018 is the earliest possible effective date.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (other than PTSD), to include major depressive disorder, with anxious distress, recurrent, moderate.

The Board granted service connection for generalized anxiety disorder but denied service connection for acne, hypertension (claimed as high blood pressure), and bacterial vaginitis.