Depression decisions — 2025

The veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disability, including major depressive disorder and anxiety, was granted. The issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) was remanded.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and other mental health conditions. The Veteran's stressor remains unverified.

The Board remanded the case to obtain a more detailed medical opinion on the Veteran's psychiatric conditions.

The Board denied service connection for major depressive disorder, finding no link between the veteran's current condition and his in-service experiences.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of IBS as secondary to persistent depressive disorder. The Veteran will undergo a new VA examination.

The Board denied all the veteran's claims for increased ratings and benefits.

The veteran's appeal for service connection and disability ratings was dismissed because the veteran withdrew the appeal.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to March 8, 2022, for a 70 percent rating for PTSD due to military sexual trauma and depressive disorder.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for depression, PTSD, and headaches. The Board found that the VA failed to provide necessary medical examinations.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a disability rating higher than 70% for major depressive disorder, stating that her symptoms do not warrant a higher rating.

The veteran's condition is rated as 70% disabling from March 7, 2020. The Board found that the veteran's symptoms produced occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, including anxiety and depression, was denied because the claim was not submitted on the correct form.

The veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection of pharyngeal dysphagia and unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder with unspecified depressive disorder were granted. A rating of 30 percent was assigned for pharyngeal dysphagia prior to July 8, 2019.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, MDD, anxiety, and diabetes mellitus due to lack of evidence supporting the claimed in-service stressors and absence of a diagnosis for diabetes.

The Board remanded the case to obtain a new medical opinion on the Veteran's psychiatric disorders, including PTSD. The decision is based on inadequate medical examinations and opinions.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for PTSD was granted with an effective date of January 20, 2016. The claims for service connection for left and right foot disabilities were remanded for further review.

The Board remanded the veteran's claim for service connection of diabetes mellitus, Type II, to include as secondary to major depressive disorder. The Board will consider new evidence if submitted.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's depression, stating it did not begin in service and is not related to any service-connected disabilities.

The veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities was granted.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for increased ratings and service connection for several conditions, including UPPP residuals, PTSD with MDD and AUD, and scars. However, it remanded issues related to cervical and lumbosacral strains.