Depression decisions — 2025

The appeal for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress and alcohol use disorder, is remanded. The Board will consider new evidence.

The Board remanded all issues to obtain adequate medical opinions and examinations.

The VA dismissed the claim for service connection for treatment of MDD with generalized anxiety disorder because it was already granted. The claims for service connection for MDD with generalized anxiety disorder, sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction, and back strain were remanded for further evaluation.

The veteran's claim for a 70% disability rating for depressive disorder with anxious distress and other specified stress and trauma-related disorder, including alcohol use disorder, was granted.

The veteran is granted a 70% rating for depressive disorder due to chronic pain syndrome. The effective date of July 21, 2021, was denied.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for service connection for depression and sleep apnea due to untimely filing of VA Form 10182.

The appeal for service connection for depression and tinnitus was dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The appeal for service connection of erectile dysfunction, including as due to a service-connected depressive disorder, is remanded. The VA needs to provide an adequate medical opinion on whether the condition was aggravated by the service-connected disorder.

The veteran is granted a 70% rating for PTSD with depression and anxiety, effective August 5, 2014. The veteran is also granted TDIU and DEA benefits from the same date. A higher rating was denied.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction and special monthly compensation due to duty to assist errors.

The veteran's appeal for Total Disability based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected depressive disorder and tinnitus was granted. The Board found that the veteran is unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation because of these conditions.

The Board remanded the claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance and/or housebound status. The Veteran's service-connected disabilities need to be reassessed.

The veteran's appeals for higher disability ratings for major depressive disorder and tension headaches were dismissed because the veteran withdrew the claims.

The Board dismissed the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of major depressive disorder (MDD) because it was based on a clear and unmistakable error in an August 2005 rating decision, which had already been addressed by a previous Board decision.

The Board remanded the claim for an effective date prior to June 25, 2012, for a TDIU due to insufficient information on the Veteran's income during the period from 2007 to 2012.

The Board remanded all issues to correct errors in the VA's duty to assist, including inadequate nexus opinions and lack of required examinations.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, ADD, adjustment disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, anxiety, and depression because new and relevant evidence was not submitted.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied. The claims for service connection for allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, depressive disorder to include sleep disorder, GERD, and plantar fasciitis were remanded.

The veteran's PTSD and major depression have been rated at 100% from July 14, 2022. The veteran also qualifies for special monthly compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate starting August 17, 2022.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional examinations and to obtain relevant medical records. The issues include service connection for a right wrist disability, ratings for various disabilities, and evaluations of mental health conditions.