Depression decisions — 2025

The veteran's request for an increased rating was denied, but they were granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to their psychiatric condition.

The veteran's request for a higher rating for right ankle injury was denied. The claim for service connection for depression was remanded for further evaluation.

The Board granted service connection for the veteran's unspecified depressive disorder, finding it was caused or aggravated by a service-connected disability.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including unspecified depressive disorder. The Veteran's claim will be reconsidered with additional evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating for psychiatric disorders and service connection for PTSD, finding that the evidence did not support these claims.

The veteran's claims for higher ratings for tinnitus and allergic rhinitis, as well as service connection for PTSD, anxiety disorder, depression, and sinusitis were denied or dismissed. The veteran already received the maximum rating for tinnitus and a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis.

The Board remanded the veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder to schedule a VA examination.

The veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection of major depressive disorder with anxious distress, secondary to a service-connected low back disability, was denied. The effective date remains May 9, 2022.

The veteran's claims for higher ratings for obstructive sleep apnea, major depressive disorder, and migraine headaches were denied. However, the veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate.

The veteran's appeal for service connection for adjustment disorder with anxiety and depression was dismissed because the veteran withdrew the appeal.

The veteran's rating for major depressive disorder (MDD) was denied for a higher than 50 percent rating before February 7, 2021, but granted at 70 percent from that date forward.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including unspecified depressive disorder with unspecified trauma and other stressor-related disorder. The decision was based on a lack of evidence linking the condition to active duty service.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea due to duty-to-assist errors. The Veteran will undergo further development, including obtaining private records and a VA examination.

Service connection for major depressive disorder, anxiety, and generalized anxiety disorder is granted.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for mental health disorders, including PTSD, anxiety, and depression. The VA must provide a VA examination to assess these conditions.

The appeals for higher disability ratings for migraines with photophobia and depressive disorder were dismissed because the veteran already received the maximum ratings. Service connection for rhinitis was granted due to exposure to burn pits. The appeal for service connection for vitreous degeneration was remanded.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea was denied. The veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for erectile dysfunction, special monthly compensation (SMC), and a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD were granted.

The veteran's claims for higher ratings for hysterectomy and hemorrhoids were denied. A 10 percent rating was granted for sinusitis, and a 50 percent rating for depressive disorder prior to July 3, 2019. Other issues were remanded.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for recurrent sinusitis and migraine headaches were denied. The claim for an increased rating for major depression was remanded.

The veteran's increased rating for coronary artery disease (CAD) to 60 percent from September 14, 2018 to October 14, 2019 is granted. An earlier effective date of September 14, 2018 for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on housebound status is also granted.