Depression decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral knee chondromalacia patella, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the appellant.

The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder (MDD) based on evidence that the condition was caused by or incurred in service.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include major depressive disorder, as a VA opinion addressing the nature and etiology of all currently diagnosed psychiatric disorders has not been obtained.

The appeal concerning service connection for GERD and increased ratings for IBS, major depressive disorder, insomnia disorder with generalized anxiety disorder has been withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for major depression to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including obtaining a VA examination and any outstanding private treatment records.

The Board denied the claim for an initial rating greater than 70 percent for a psychiatric disorder, as the Veteran's symptoms did not cause total occupational and social impairment.

The Board denied an increased disability rating for persistent depressive disorder and dismissed the appeal for entitlement to total disability individual unemployability (TDIU) as moot.

The Board granted a 40 percent rating for lumbar strain and service connection for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy, but denied higher ratings for depressive disorder and earlier effective dates for TDIU and DEA.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress, as new evidence has been received that warrants readjudication.

The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent for the Veteran's service-connected major depressive disorder due to another medical condition with major depressive-like episode.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for depression to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error by not obtaining a VA examination and opinion.

The Board remands the case for an etiology opinion to determine if the Veteran's major depressive disorder and/or generalized anxiety disorder are related to service.

The appeal was dismissed as there remains no case or controversy with respect to the Veteran's entitlement to an effective date prior to August 30, 2001, for the award of service connection for PTSD with major depressive disorder and schizoaffective disorder, depressive type.

The appeal for service connection for major depressive disorder has been dismissed as the benefit sought has been granted in full.

The Board granted service connection for generalized anxiety disorder and unspecified depressive disorder as secondary to a service-connected low back disability.

The Board granted an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for PTSD beginning March 16, 2010 and denied a motion for revision of an August 2007 rating decision on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE). The Board also granted service connection for alcoholism, major depressive disorder, congestive heart failure, cardiomyopathy, sleep apnea, and increased ratings for PTSD.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that July 26, 2022, is the earliest possible effective date.

The Board denied increased ratings for major depressive disorder, left and right wrist ganglion cysts, lumbosacral strain, and hemorrhoids. However, service connection was granted for common headaches.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including acquired psychiatric disabilities and hearing loss, as the evidence did not support a finding that any of these conditions were incurred or aggravated during active service.

The Board granted increased disability ratings for major depressive disorder and right hip limitation of flexion, while denying increased ratings for left hip limitation of flexion, right hip limitation of extension, and bilateral hip impairment of the thigh. The TDIU issue was dismissed.