Depression decisions — 2025

The Board remanded the veteran's claim for service connection of PTSD and PDD due to errors in assisting the veteran and lack of verification of claimed stressors.

The veteran's appeal for a higher rating for major depressive disorder (MDD) was granted. The Board determined that the veteran's MDD warranted an initial evaluation of 70 percent, but no higher.

The veteran's service connection for several conditions, including prostate cancer and depression, was granted an effective date of September 13, 2021. Some rating evaluations were denied or granted at specific percentages.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as depressive disorder and anxiety, has been granted. The Board found that these conditions are proximately due to or the result of service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date and higher ratings before August 9, 2021, was denied. A rating of 70% from August 9, 2021, through August 21, 2022, was granted. The veteran was also granted TDIU effective August 9, 2021.

The appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection of major depressive disorder and insomnia disorder was dismissed because the veteran withdrew the appeal.

The veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress and insomnia, is granted. The Board found that the Veteran's condition is directly related to active service.

The Board remanded the case to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error and to determine the nature and etiology of any acquired psychiatric disorder.

The veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for increased disability evaluation, TDIU, and DEA benefits was granted. The effective date is August 8, 2021.

The Board remanded the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD due to incomplete development of evidence related to in-service stressors.

The veteran's service connection for degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine, degenerative disc disease of the thoracolumbar spine, and migraines was granted. The claim for posttraumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression, and intermittent explosive disorder was remanded.

The veteran's claim for service connection for testosterone deficiency was granted. The veteran was assigned a 30% disability rating for cervical spine degenerative disc disease, but the request for an earlier effective date and higher ratings for other conditions were denied.

The veteran's PTSD claim was granted, the depression claim was denied, and the migraine headaches claim was remanded for further evaluation.

The appeal for a higher disability rating for an unspecified depressive disorder is remanded. The Board needs more information about the veteran's employment history and the severity of their condition.

The appeal for service connection of psychiatric disorders, including anxiety, depression, and PTSD, is remanded. The Board needs more information to decide the case.

The veteran's claim for service connection for right ear hearing loss was granted. Other claims, including increased ratings for major depression disorder and left ear hearing loss, as well as service connection for cervical spinal canal stenosis and an increased rating for calcified granuloma at left lung base, were remanded.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition (including PTSD, anxiety, and depression) and hypertension secondary to a psychiatric condition. The Board needs more evidence to decide these claims.

The Board remanded the issues regarding the veteran's discharge character and service connection for psychiatric disorders and dental surgery problems. The Board needs more information to decide.

The Board dismissed the appeals regarding rating reductions for major depressive disorder with insomnia disorder and allergic rhinitis because the ratings were never actually reduced.