Depression decisions — 2025

The veteran's effective date for service connection of depressive disorder is granted as October 9, 2010. The disability ratings for left knee conditions are remanded for further evaluation.

The Board granted service connection for the veteran's erectile dysfunction, finding it secondary to his service-connected major depressive disorder.

The veteran's service connection for Other Specified Trauma and Stressor Related Disorder, Persistent Depressive Disorder is granted. The decision is based on the veteran's exposure to race riots in Selma, Alabama during his service.

The veteran's service connection claims for depressive disorder, anxiety, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), hypertension (HTN), and coronary artery disease were granted.

The appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was dismissed because the veteran was already granted service connection for a depressive disorder with anxiety disorder, rated as 100% disabling.

The Board granted service connection for the veteran's obstructive sleep apnea, finding it was caused by his service-connected major depressive disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal to restore a 70% rating for PTSD with MDD, affirming the reduction to 50%. The decision was based on evidence showing improvement in the veteran's ability to function.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating for lumbosacral strain and service connection for depression and anxiety as secondary to tinnitus.

The veteran's request for a rating higher than 70% for PTSD was denied. However, the veteran was granted TDIU due to psychiatric disability alone from March 28, 2019, to October 12, 2021, and from February 14, 2022.

The veteran withdrew the appeal, so it was dismissed.

The veteran's appeal was dismissed because the veteran requested to withdraw it.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD with depressive disorder was granted due to new and relevant evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's request for earlier effective dates for increased ratings of left femoral acetabular impingement syndrome, right iliopsoas tendonitis, and major depressive disorder.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding it was caused by the veteran's service-connected depressive disorder through obesity.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), including as secondary to service-connected major depressive disorder (MDD) with anxious distress and traumatic brain injury (TBI).

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the veteran's service-connected depressive disorder and other conditions.

The veteran's claim for PTSD was denied because the in-service stressor could not be corroborated. The claim for unspecified depressive disorder as secondary to hepatitis C was remanded for further evaluation.

The Board remanded the claim for a VA examination to determine the current severity of the veteran's mental disorder. The Board found that the AOJ had a duty to provide the Veteran with a VA examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of depression and anxiety due to lung cancer was denied. The claims for a higher rating for lung cancer and service connection for COPD were remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date for a 70 percent disability rating for major depressive disorder. The decision is final and not subject to further appeal.