Depression decisions — 2025

The Board granted an effective date of May 17, 2019, for the award of service connection of major depressive disorder with psychotic features and anxious distress.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, depression, anxiety, and other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, due to an inadequate medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for right and left ankle disabilities, as well as a 100 percent evaluation for persistent depressive disorder.

The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, considering that his service-connected orthopedic disabilities and major depressive disorder contributed substantially to his death.

The Board granted the restoration of a 30 percent rating for esophagitis, effective April 10, 2023, and denied increased ratings for major depressive disorder with anxiety, tinnitus, and epididymitis with chronic scrotal pain.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, variously diagnosed as unspecified depressive disorder, adjustment disorder, anxiety not otherwise specified, and insomnia, due to the Veteran's in-service stressor involving an explosion during his deployment to Afghanistan.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder due to military sexual trauma, and human immunodeficiency virus as there are pre-decisional duty to assist errors that need correction.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for major depressive disorder and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for unspecified depressive disorder, finding that October 18, 2022, is the proper effective date.

The Board granted a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD with major depressive disorder, denied service connection for left ear and right ear hearing loss, and remanded claims for a neck condition and right upper extremity radiculopathy.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, right knee disability, left knee disability, and lower back disability due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including hearing loss, spine and knee conditions, psychiatric disorders, and chronic headaches.

The Board granted an increased rating of 70 percent for major depressive disorder and unspecified anxiety disorder with panic attacks, effective June 27, 2024.

The Board granted an increased, 20 percent disability rating for the Veteran's right ankle sprain/calcaneal spurs and service connection for cervical spine, major depressive disorder, left ankle, and lumbar spine disabilities as secondary to his right ankle condition.

The Board granted service connection for psychiatric disability, diagnosed as PTSD and unspecified depressive disorder, and obstructive sleep apnea. The effective date is to be determined.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and migraines headaches due to missing records of National Guard duty in 2017 or 2018.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, but granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board granted an effective date of July 15, 2022 for the award of service connection for major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder, and an initial 50 percent disability rating from May 17, 2023 for migraines.

The veteran's appeal for service connection for back sprain and depression was dismissed due to the untimely filing of the Board Appeal request.

The Board granted restoration of the prior 70 percent rating for service-connected major depressive disorder (MDD) as the reduction was improper due to an inadequate examination.