Depression decisions — 2025

The veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance due to service-connected major depressive disorder (MDD), but denied SMC based on housebound status.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date for a 70 percent rating of unspecified depressive disorder with alcohol use disorder. The evidence did not show that the condition warranted a higher rating before June 13, 2022.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of PTSD and other psychiatric disorders due to insufficient evidence corroborating in-service stressors.

The veteran's claim for service connection for major depressive disorder (MDD) was granted. The claim for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was remanded for further evaluation.

The veteran's claims for service connection for coronary artery disease and hypertension were granted. The claim for depression was remanded.

The veteran was granted a separate 30 percent rating for Parkinson's Disease and TDIU from September 17, 2015, to September 17, 2020. Several other claims were denied or remanded.

The Board dismissed the claim for a higher initial disability rating for PTSD prior to July 9, 2019. It granted an effective date of July 9, 2019, for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance. The Board denied an earlier effective date for basic eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA).

The Board remanded all claims related to service connection for a seizure disorder, residuals of right wrist disorder, lower back disorder, and depression. The Veteran's records from the Social Security Administration will be obtained, and a new medical opinion will be sought.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection of major depressive disorder based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE).

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for a higher rating and TDIU due to inadequate medical examinations.

Service connection for hyperhidrosis was granted as secondary to service-connected PTSD. Service connection for depression and bilateral athletes' foot was denied. Other issues were remanded.

The appeal for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression and anxiety, is remanded. The Board needs more medical evidence to decide the case.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating and earlier effective date for amputation of the fifth left toe was denied. The claim for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent prior to January 3, 2024 for major depressive disorder (MDD) is remanded.

The veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including MDD and OCD, was granted. The claim for PTSD was denied due to lack of a current diagnosis.

The veteran's appeal for service connection of major depressive disorder was dismissed because the veteran withdrew the appeal.

The Board remanded the claims for service connection for anxiety and depression. A new medical examination is required to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's mental health disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, depression, and anxiety related to his military service has been granted.

The veteran's appeal for an increased rating for unspecified depressive disorder, unspecified anxiety disorder and phonophobia with insomnia disorder was dismissed because the veteran withdrew the appeal.

The veteran's claim for service connection of depressive disorder, secondary to bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and right knee arthritis is granted.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date for TDIU and Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits.