Depression decisions — 2025

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD and granted entitlement to a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) for the appeal period prior to January 27, 2020.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, variously diagnosed as PTSD and major depressive disorder, but remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea.

The Board granted a 70 percent evaluation for other specified depressive disorder, effective January 4, 2021.

The Board dismissed the petition to reopen the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and denied entitlements to earlier effective dates, higher initial ratings, and increased ratings.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically anxiety with depression.

The Board granted a 100 percent rating for PTSD and Major Depressive Disorder due to the Veteran's total occupational and social impairment.

The Board granted effective dates of February 19, 2010 for the award of service connection for erectile dysfunction, constipation, and bradykinesia, tremors, and muscle rigidity in both upper extremities. The Board denied earlier effective dates for other conditions.

The appeal was dismissed due to an improper concurrent election of review options.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for service connection for treatment purposes only under 38 USC Chapter 17 for PTSD, tinnitus, skin irritation on the foot, anxiety, and depression due to untimely notice of disagreement.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as major depression and an anxiety condition, for a VA examination to determine its nature and etiology.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety and depression.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depressive disorder, anxiety, and PTSD, as the August 2023 VA medical opinion is inadequate.

The appeal of the discontinuance of a separate 50 percent rating for insomnia disorder was dismissed as there is no case or controversy over which the Board could issue a decision.

The Veteran's effective date for TDIU and DEA benefits was granted from March 6, 2018.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and increased the rating for a left ankle disability to 20 percent, while denying service connection for scarring of the face and neck, papules of the face and neck, traumatic brain injury, obesity, and migraine headaches.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, major depressive disorder, alcohol use disorder, and cannabis use disorder due to incomplete service records and outstanding treatment records.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety and depression, finding the evidence is in approximate balance that these conditions are related to the Veteran's service.

The appeal for service connection for PTSD was dismissed as moot, and a 50 percent rating was granted for major depressive disorder with anxious distress and other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder from May 23, 2019.

The appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, anxiety, and depression has been withdrawn and dismissed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, adjustment disorder with anxiety, and major depression, as there was no evidence of onset in service or a link to active duty.