Depression decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for depression as secondary to lumbosacral diskogenic disease and sleep apnea as secondary to hypertension due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran improperly submitting simultaneous review options after VA notice of a decision on his claims.

The Board denied service connection for hyperopia, astigmatism, endometrial polyp or associated residual symptoms (claimed as endometrial hyperplasia, endometrial malignancy, and dysmenorrhea), Schamberg disease with progressive pigmentary dermatosis, a right leg disability, excluding restless leg syndrome, a psychiatric disability, to include insomnia, depression, and anxiety, and a right hand disability, to include third digit (middle finger) joint.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, to include depression and anxiety, due to an inadequate VA examination and a need to obtain the Veteran's complete personnel records.

The Board denied service connection for anxiety and chronic lower back pain but granted service connection for tinnitus and unspecified depressive disorder. Bilateral hearing loss was also denied.

The Board remands the claims for a left knee strain with shin splints and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with Major Depressive Disorder with Generalized Anxiety Disorder to ensure that VA has met its duty to assist by scheduling new examinations.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, heart disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and other musculoskeletal issues. A 10 percent disability rating was granted for hypertension.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, anxiety disorder, and MDD, for a new medical opinion addressing relevant lay statements provided prior to the rating decision on appeal.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and effective dates, as well as service connection for a kidney condition.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, major depressive disorder, and neurocognitive disorder.

The Board remands all claims for service connection due to a duty to assist error, specifically the need to obtain Social Security Administration records and an addendum opinion regarding vertigo.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, headaches, and TBI residuals, but remanded service connection for a balance disorder.

The Board granted the appeal and restored service connection for Major Depressive Disorder, denied service connection for Tinnitus, and denied an earlier effective date for the increased rating of Migraine Headaches. The Board also remanded entitlement to service connection for Pes Planus.

The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder, restored a 40% rating for the lumbar spine condition, and granted TDIU. Several claims were remanded for further development.

The Board granted a 50 percent initial evaluation for persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress, but denied increased ratings for hypertension, sleep apnea, and tinnitus.

The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and remanded the claims for service connection for anxiety, depression, and insomnia.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection claims related to PTSD, anxiety, claustrophobia, depression, left and right shoulder degenerative joint diseases, sleep disturbances, bilateral hearing loss, chronic fatigue, a cold weather injury, diverticulosis and diverticulitis.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for service connection for depression and found that his character of discharge is a bar to VA benefits.

The Board remands the matters for the AOJ to provide the Veteran with notice of his right to a pre-decisional hearing before the AOJ.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.