Depression decisions — 2025

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities and an earlier effective date for the grant of basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance.

The Board denied an effective date prior to August 16, 2016 for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance status.

The Board remands the claims for service connection, increased rating, TDIU, and special monthly compensation due to the need for further development of evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include depression, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and anxiety disorder.

The Board granted service connection for a neck disability, radiculopathy of the bilateral upper extremities, migraine headaches, and an acquired psychiatric disorder, while denying service connection for a bilateral elbow condition and a bladder condition. The Board also granted ratings in excess of 10 percent for limitation of flexion of the right knee from March 16, 2021, and separate 20 percent ratings for meniscus conditions of both knees.

The claim for service connection for a mental disorder diagnosed as depressive disorder has been granted, and the appeal is dismissed because there is no additional case or controversy for the Board to review.

The Board denied an initial rating higher than 30 percent for the Veteran's depressive disorder, finding that the symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board granted an initial 50 percent rating for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as other specified depressive disorder with anxious distress associated with right patellofemoral pain syndrome.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, depression, alcohol dependence, anxiety, bipolar disorder, adjustment disorder, and possible personality disorder, as the current VA medical opinion is found inadequate.

The Board granted service connection for unspecified depressive disorder as secondary to tinnitus, denied service connection for a left knee disorder and umbilical hernia.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for depression, an earlier effective date for PTSD, and an earlier effective date for sinusitis.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of major depressive disorder to verify in-service stressor events and obtain a VA examination.

The Board granted an effective date of January 1, 2021 for the award of service connection for hypothyroidism and major depressive disorder as secondary to hypothyroidism. The claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea was remanded.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for all issues, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review the appeal.

The appeal for an earlier effective date and increased rating for PTSD with unspecified depressive disorder and anxious distress, as well as TDIU due to service-connected PTSD, was dismissed.

The Board remands the claim for an initial disability rating in excess of 50 percent for the Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The appeal seeking revision or reversal of the December 2017 rating decision that denied service connection for Unspecified Depressive Disorder and Unspecified Eating Disorder was denied.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for the Veteran's unspecified depressive disorder prior to June 17, 2019 and denied an increased rating in excess of 70 percent thereafter. The appeal for earlier effective dates for TDIU and DEA benefits was dismissed.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied it for depression. Migraine headaches and obstructive sleep apnea were remanded for further examination.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD, GAD, and MDD due to MST based on a positive nexus opinion from a private medical provider.