Depression decisions — 2025

The Board granted an effective date of March 29, 2023 for the award of a 100 percent rating for PTSD and depression but denied an initial rating higher than 50 percent for PTSD prior to that date.

The Board granted readjudication of the claims for service connection for PTSD and depression, but denied service connection for DMII, hypertension, prostate cancer, sleep apnea, impotence, peripheral neuropathy, and bilateral claudication/superficial femoral artery disease.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities prior to August 28, 2023, and basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits.

The Board denied an initial disability rating greater than 30 percent for migraine headaches and an initial disability rating greater than 70 percent for major depressive disorder.

The Board granted an initial 70 percent disability rating for major depressive disorder (MDD) from February 6, 2022.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD and major depressive disorder, based on the evidence being in relative equipoise concerning its etiological relation to active duty service.

The Board denied several claims for increased ratings and service connection, granted initial evaluations of 20 percent for radiculopathy in the left and right lower extremities, and dismissed a claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction.

The Board granted service connection for depressive disorder, lumbosacral strain, tension headaches, and GAD, but denied service connection for high blood pressure. The Veteran's claims for other disabilities were remanded.

The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 70 percent for the Veteran's service-connected major depressive disorder, recurrent, moderate with anxious distress.

The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, erectile dysfunction, bilateral flatfoot (pes planus), generalized anxiety disorder, persistent depressive disorder (dysthymic disorder), hypertension, pilonidal cyst, and sleep apnea due to a lack of evidence supporting the claims.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for major depressive disorder (MDD) prior to June 12, 2024.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for anxiety disorder and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, but granted service connection for a bilateral foot condition.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disability and musculoskeletal disorders, as there was no evidence of in-service injury or disease related to the claimed conditions.

The Board denied service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression/anxiety as the evidence did not persuasively demonstrate a diagnosis of either condition during or approximate to the pendency of the claim.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection were dismissed due to untimely filing of the Board Appeal requests.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 70 percent for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder, other specified personality disorder, somatic symptom disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder.

The Veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include generalized anxiety and depression; obstructive sleep apnea; left upper extremity disability; and right upper extremity disability.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for major depressive disorder with anxious distress.

The Board granted service connection for residuals of a gunshot wound, left forearm and psychiatric disability, diagnosed as persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress.

The appeal for service connection for PTSD and related conditions was dismissed as the Veteran's claim was granted in full.