Depression decisions — 2025

The Board denied an initial evaluation in excess of 70 percent for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability and remanded a claim for total disability based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) but denied service connection for anxiety and depression.

The Board denied service connection for depression and anxiety, but remanded claims for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), headaches, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and asthma due to a need for additional evidence.

The Veteran's PTSD and depressive disorder were granted an initial rating of 30 percent, but no higher, prior to May 19, 2024, with ratings in excess denied. OSA was granted service connection effective May 30, 2014.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depressive disorder, due to the Veteran's failure to report for a VA examination and the need to ensure proper notice was provided.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher initial rating, TDIU based solely on his psychiatric disability, and SMC based on housebound criteria.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and MDD, and tinnitus but dismissed the claim for treatment purposes only under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 17.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, a depressive disorder, an anxiety disorder, and an organic brain syndrome, and a personality disorder, for further development of the record.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability was granted a 100 percent rating, while the bilateral hearing loss ratings were denied or granted at different times.

The Board granted a disability rating of 70 percent for major depressive disorder beginning November 8, 2018.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression, anxiety disorder, and PTSD, due to deficiencies in the notice provided and the VA examinations conducted.

The Board remands the claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for major depressive disorder to obtain outstanding treatment records.

The Board granted initial ratings of 50 percent for migraines, including migraine variants, and 70 percent for persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal to restore a 100 percent rating for their psychiatric disability, finding that there was clear and unmistakable error in the previous decision.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD and alcohol use disorder induced depressive disorder, finding that the evidence does not support a link between these conditions and the Veteran's active service.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for the service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder from October 28, 2011.

The appeal is remanded to address a procedural error regarding the failure to adjudicate an earlier effective date for service connection for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD).

The Board remands the claim for an addendum medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's major depressive disorder is secondary to her service-connected cardiomyopathy.

The Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for various conditions due to the negligent failure to timely refer her to a bariatric specialist were dismissed as part of a settlement agreement.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.