Depression decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for multiple back, neck, and upper/lower extremity disabilities as well as depression. The TBI claim was denied.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder but denied it for a dental condition and remanded the issue of hypertension.

The Veteran's chronic tension headache disability was granted a 50 percent rating, and his depression disability resulted in an earlier effective date for DEA benefits.

The Board denied service connection for depression, right-side hernia, and a rating greater than 10 percent for painful scar post right inguinal hernia repair. The claim for a rating greater than 50 percent for tension headaches and migraines was withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the evidence demonstrated its onset during active service and has been chronic since then. Other claims were remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for other specified trauma and stressor related disorder with major depressive disorder, fatigue, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), left lower extremity shin splints, and right lower extremity shin splints.

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 50 percent for major depressive disorder, recurrent, moderate.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including MDD, PTSD, insomnia, and anxiety disorder, due to inadequate examination and opinion.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date, a compensable disability rating for knee strain with instability, and a higher rating for major depressive disorder. The claim for TDIU was also denied.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error in not providing a thorough medical examination.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including an acquired psychiatric disability, headache, chronic respiratory disability, fungal infection of the feet, foot disabilities, muscle pain, tendonitis, bowel disability, and hearing loss.

The appeal concerning the Veteran's service connection claim for an unspecified depressive disorder was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board granted service connection for a psychiatric disability, diagnosed as Other Specified Depressive Disorder, finding it to be secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for anemia, obesity, and depression. The Veteran was granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD effective May 20, 2022.

The Veteran is granted SMC at the L rate based on the need for regular aid and attendance since November 1, 2017, but denied prior to that date.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for his service-connected major depressive disorder was withdrawn and the appeal is dismissed.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include major depressive disorder and persistent depressive disorder, for further development due to inadequate reasons or bases in the previous decision.

The Board granted a 50 percent disability rating for depressive disorder due to another medical condition and unspecified anxiety disorder, effective from the date of the previous rating decision.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, TBI, vision issues, and sleep apnea due to the lack of a current diagnosis. The claims for personality disorder, anxiety disorder, depression, and dysthymia were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection due to duty-to-assist errors, including missing Reserve records and outstanding SSA records.