Depression decisions — 2025

The Board granted an effective date of November 19, 2020, for the assignment of a TDIU and DEA under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35 but denied an earlier effective date for a 70 percent rating for PTSD with major depressive disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) as she did not meet the criteria for SMC under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s).

The Board dismissed the appeal for accrued benefits related to increased ratings for various conditions, as the July 2024 rating decision was a purely ministerial implementation of the June 2024 Board decision and not appealable.

The claim for a rating in excess of 50 percent for major depressive disorder with anxious distress was dismissed due to the lack of timely filing of a Notice of Disagreement.

The Board remands the issues of an increased evaluation for service-connected major depression, recurrent and entitlement to service connection for a respiratory disability, however diagnosed.

The Board granted an effective date of May 28, 1991, for the award of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability.

The Board remands the claims for service connection, increased rating, and TDIU due to incomplete evidence.

The Board denied service connection for all the claimed conditions as they are not related to active service.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection and a higher rating for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board remands the service connection claim for PTSD and TDIU due to an inadequate VA examination report and the need for further development of evidence.

The appeal for service connection for a skin condition, left hip strain, and depression was dismissed as the Veteran did not file a notice of disagreement within one year of the relevant rating decisions. The appeals for service connection for bilateral lower and upper extremity radiculopathy were denied.

The Board denied service connection for anxiety, fatigue, neurobehavioral effects (including mood), unspecified depressive disorder, hypertension, migraines, and degenerative disc disease. The Veteran's left ear hearing loss was also denied a compensable rating.

The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder, finding it to be due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted an initial 30 percent rating for chronic headaches and denied a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss. The claim for service connection for depression secondary to chronic headaches was remanded.

The Board granted a disability rating of 70 percent for major depressive disorder (MDD) but denied an earlier effective date for the 50 percent rating.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as generalized anxiety disorder and major depressive disorder.

The Board denied service connection for anxiety, depression, pes planus in both feet, and a hammer toe on the left foot due to lack of evidence of current disability.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as MDD with anxious distress and psychotic features, based on the evidence showing a current disability, in-service incurrence, and a causal relationship between the current disability and the Veteran's active service.

The Board denied service connection for unspecified depressive disorder and PTSD with insomnia, while remanding claims for erectile dysfunction and knee conditions.

The Board denied service connection for left foot corn and calluses, while remanding the claims for persistent depressive disorder and hidradenitis suppurativa.