Depression decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for depression, diagnosed as persistent depressive disorder (dysthymia) and generalized anxiety disorder, to include as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tonsillar cancer.

The Board denied service connection for depression and PTSD due to a lack of evidence supporting current diagnoses, while remanding the claim for a back disability for further development.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression, as a new VA examination with rationale is needed.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including a bilateral foot disability, bilateral wrist disability, left shoulder disability, depression, recurring umbilical hernia, hemorrhoids, bilateral hammertoes, left knee disability, right knee disability, congestive heart failure, and diabetes mellitus type 2.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI), to include headaches.

The Board granted service connection for schizophrenia, finding that it manifested to a compensable degree within one year of the Veteran's separation from service.

The appeal was dismissed due to the April 2023 rating decision not being a final decision on the matter of reducing the disability rating for PTSD with MDD and anxious distress.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for major depressive disorder to obtain additional private treatment records.

The Board granted service connection for persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress, finding that the Veteran's symptoms began during active service and have continued since then.

The character of the appellant's discharge from active military service is not a bar to the receipt of VA benefits, and restoration of service connection for PTSD and major depressive episode with anxious distress is warranted.

The Board granted an evaluation of 50 percent disabling for the Veteran's unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress, finding that his symptoms best approximated occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The appeals for service connection for an anxiety disorder and major depression were dismissed as the Veteran is already service-connected for PTSD, which covers his symptoms of anxiety and depression. The appeal for a higher rating for PTSD was denied.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of a 70 percent evaluation for depressive disorder, TDIU due to service-connected depressive disorder, and DEA benefits.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for right ankle sprain, right knee patellar tendinosis, degenerative arthritis of lumbar spine with thoracolumbar spine strain, gastroesophageal reflux disease with eosinophilic esophagitis (GERD), and major depressive disorder.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, back pain, dizziness, headaches, and hypertension, as well as a higher rating for tinnitus.

The appeal of entitlement to service connection for depression was dismissed due to a procedural defect related to concurrent elections.

The Board granted a disability rating of 70 percent for the Veteran's unspecified depressive disorder and also granted entitlement to TDIU prior to October 2, 2018.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and migraine headaches due to the need for a VA examination.

The Board denied an increased disability rating for depressive disorder but granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for the Veteran's depressive disorder, finding that his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.