Depression decisions — 2025

The Board finds that the Veteran has submitted new and relevant evidence in support of his claim for service connection and that readjudication is therefore warranted.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for generalized anxiety disorder, with panic and borderline personality disorder to allow VA to obtain private treatment records.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include major depressive disorder (MDD), generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), panic disorder, and panic attacks, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board denied an effective date earlier than July 30, 2019, for a 50 percent rating and a rating in excess of 50 percent for major depressive disorder from July 30, 2019, through February 22, 2022.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an anxiety condition and depression as further development is needed, including a VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for chest scars and headaches, but denied service connection for tinnitus, PTSD to include depression and anxiety condition, left shin splints, right shin splints, left shoulder strain, right shoulder disability, bilateral foot condition, right knee strain, left knee strain, lumbar strain, and cervical strain.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include persistent depressive disorder with major depressive episode, due to the approximate balance of evidence.

The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected residuals of mammoplasty disability.

The Veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities, and a 70 percent rating for unspecified depressive disorder prior to March 4, 2024.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety, depression, and PTSD, due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error in scheduling a VA examination.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for anxiety, depression, a left ankle disability, tinnitus, a left knee disability, a left shoulder disability, a right shoulder disability, and a sleep disorder as there was no evidence of a current diagnosis at the time of the January 2024 rating decision.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death and survivors' pension benefits due to insufficient evidence linking the Veteran's psychiatric conditions to her death or exceeding the maximum annual pension rate.

The Board denied the claims for service connection for depression and dementia, as well as remanded the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board remands the claim for an examination to determine if the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is related to his military service.

The Board granted service connection for acne keloidalis and unspecified depressive disorder with anxiety, effective from the period of active duty.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include anxiety and depression disorders, and sleep disturbances due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted the restoration of a 30 percent rating for TMJ pain and granted eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) from May 1, 2021. However, it denied increased ratings for fibromyalgia, persistent depressive disorder with anxiety disorder, bronchial asthma, shin splints, and wrist neurological symptoms.

The appeal pertaining to a finding of a duty to assist error during the higher-level review for service connection of a mental health disorder, including depression, stress and insomnia, is dismissed.

The Board remands the claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to insufficient evidence regarding the attribution of certain symptoms to service-connected conditions.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disability, to include depression and anxiety, and an initial compensable rating for migraine headaches.