Depression decisions — 2025

The Board granted an effective date of December 28, 2022, for the award of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, insomnia disorder, and major depressive disorder, for treatment purposes only under Chapter 17.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for major depressive disorder and remanded claims for service connection, increased ratings, and TDIU.

The Veteran's major depressive disorder is granted a 100 percent disability rating effective August 3, 2019, and the claim for erectile dysfunction is denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities result in the need for regular aid and attendance, warranting special monthly compensation.

The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder, finding that the evidence supports a direct link between the condition and the Veteran's active-duty service.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.

The Board granted an initial rating of 50 percent for the Veteran's service-connected major depressive disorder, recurrent.

The Board granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability, a thoracic spine disability, and an initial rating of 70 percent for persistent depressive disorder with generalized anxiety disorder.

The Board granted service connection for depression, anxiety, and panic disorder as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected cervical spondylosis, bilateral rotator cuff tendonitis/biceps tendonitis, and radiculopathy of the bilateral upper extremities. The claims for service connection for right elbow condition and left elbow condition were remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety, depression and PTSD, as there was no evidence of a current disability.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for sinusitis but denied service connection for anxiety disorder and PTSD, and denied an initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis and chronic tension headaches.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for unspecified depressive disorder, finding no evidence that a claim was filed prior to November 19, 2021.

The Board remands the claim for a psychiatric condition, including PTSD, to obtain an addendum opinion and outstanding treatment records.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of January 27, 2022 for the award of a 30 percent rating for service-connected insomnia disorder to include depressive disorder.

The appeals for service connection and rating of various conditions have been dismissed by the veteran.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, major depressive disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder, and TBI due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date, a higher rating for major depressive disorder, and special monthly compensation.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals restored service connection for depressive disorder effective June 1, 2023, as the severance was improper.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, major depressive disorder, and anxiety disorder, unspecified, due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's reported military sexual traumas.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, namely major depressive disorder with psychotic features, to include as secondary to service connected disabilities, for a new etiology opinion.