Depression decisions — 2025

The Board denied a compensable evaluation for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and an evaluation in excess of 30 percent for depressive disorder with alcohol dependence, but granted a 30 percent evaluation for cluster headaches.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress, finding that her symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD with depression and anxiety, and substance abuse disorder based on the evidence of record.

The Board granted a total (100 percent) rating for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder from May 1, 2021, to October 31, 2021, due to symptoms causing total occupational and social impairment.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for hypothyroidism and an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for major depressive disorder, but remanded a separate disability rating for binocular diplopia related to hypothyroidism.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, except for persistent depressive disorder which was granted.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from May 31, 2017, and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need of regular aid and attendance.

The Board granted a 70 percent disability rating for major depressive disorder, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board denied service connection for major depressive disorder with generalized anxiety disorder and enteroviral vesicular stomatitis with exanthem (claimed as chronic rash) because the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for depression with anxiety as there was no evidence of a current psychiatric disability that met DSM-5 criteria.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for left ear hearing loss and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, major depressive disorder, and substance induced mood disorder, are remanded for further development.

The appeal for a higher rating of persistent depressive disorder is remanded to obtain additional medical records and a new examination.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for service-connected major depressive disorder, with insomnia disorder, unspecified anxiety disorder, and unspecified personality disorder, as well as entitlement to a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder to schedule a VA examination due to insufficient evidence regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's condition.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD and depression, due to inadequate medical opinion and missing service treatment records.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for various conditions, including migraine headaches and a thoracolumbar spine disability.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 50 percent for major depressive disorder from December 15, 2015 to July 26, 2021, but denied a higher rating.

The Board denied service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and remanded the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and a mental health condition as the evidence did not support a finding of current disability or a link to service.

The Board granted service connection for unspecified depressive disorder, with anxious distress and remanded the claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent for left knee joint osteoarthritis and patellofemoral pain syndrome and entitlement to service connection for shin splints as secondary to the service-connected disability.