Depression decisions — 2025

The appeal for an earlier effective date for PTSD service connection is remanded. The VA must obtain the Veteran's complete Vet Center treatment records.

The veteran's request for a higher rating for left knee osteoarthritis was denied. The claim for service connection for polysubstance dependence and related mental health conditions was remanded for further evaluation.

The veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to her service-connected unspecified depressive disorder is granted. The evidence shows that the OSA is caused by the service-connected depressive disorder.

The appeal for service connection of psychiatric disorders including major depressive disorder, anxiety, insomnia, and PTSD is remanded. The Board found errors in the VA's duty to assist and ordered a new examination.

The Board vacated a previous decision on the veteran's claim for major depressive disorder and denied a compensable rating for hypertension.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher disability rating and TDIU before December 18, 2018, for adjustment disorder with mixed features of depression and anxiety.

The veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for major depressive disorder (MDD) was partially granted. The veteran is entitled to a 70% rating from August 15, 2016, but not before that date. The claim for total disability based on individual unemployability was denied.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of sleep apnea as secondary to service-connected generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) with major depressive disorder (MDD).

The Board remanded the veteran's claim for service connection of PTSD and persistent depressive disorder due to inadequate medical evidence.

The appeal for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder was dismissed because the Veteran's notice of disagreement did not properly identify an appealable adjudicative action and was not timely.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for PTSD and unspecified depressive disorder was denied. The claim for tinnitus was also denied, but the claim for COPD was remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's request for a disability rating higher than 30% for depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder. The evidence showed that the veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board remanded all claims for higher initial ratings due to administrative errors and the need to obtain additional medical evidence.

The appeal for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder (MDD), is remanded. The Board needs more information to decide if the Veteran's MDD is related to his military service.

The veteran is granted TDIU for the period before April 28, 2022, but the issue is dismissed as moot from that date forward.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection of persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress. The effective date remains October 28, 2021.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an effective date earlier than October 25, 2021, for total disability due to individual unemployability (TDIU). The veteran did not file a COVID-19 based extension of time request concurrently with or prior to his supplemental claim application.

The Board remanded all claims for service connection due to missing service treatment records and VA's failure to assist the veteran.

The veteran's claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction, secondary to hypertension, was granted. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety, depression, paranoid reaction, and insomnia, was remanded.

The veteran's claim for a higher disability rating was denied, but they were granted TDIU and SMC at the housebound rate due to their service-connected depressive disorder.