Depression decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but denied service connection for vertigo, depression, anxiety, headaches, a neck disability, dermatitis, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, sleep apnea, chronic fatigue, and a back disability.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression and anxiety, as there was no evidence of a current disability during the appeal period.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for various conditions was dismissed due to a late filing of the Board Appeal request.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for anxiety, depression, and a sleep condition due to a duty to assist error regarding proper notice of scheduled VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, insomnia, left knee disability, right knee disability, left shoulder disability, and low back disability as the evidence did not show a current diagnosis or functional limitation that could be considered a disability.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and denied an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for major depressive disorder, while remanding claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, a headache disability (secondary to major depressive disorder, hypertension or diabetes), and a disability manifested by urinary frequency as secondary to hypertension or diabetes.

The Board remands the claim for special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another person to afford the Veteran a VA examination.

The Board granted an effective date of June 21, 2016 for the award of service connection for depressive disorder and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities from that same date.

The Board denied an increased initial evaluation in excess of 70 percent for a psychiatric condition, finding that the Veteran's symptoms more closely approximated the criteria for a 70 percent rating.

The application to reopen the claim for service connection for depression was granted, but entitlement to service connection for depression was denied.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and depression, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including PTSD and other psychiatric disorders, hypertension, and musculoskeletal issues, to ensure compliance with duty to assist requirements.

The Board denied service connection for acquired psychiatric disabilities, including unspecified depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder, as the evidence did not show a relationship between these conditions and active service.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for depression, teeth grinding, obstructive sleep apnea, and an extraschedular rating for tinnitus due to a procedural defect in the filing of concurrent elections.

The Board granted service connection for a right hip disability, to include as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right knee disability, and denied an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for depressive disorder with severe alcohol use disorder.

The Board denied an increased rating for generalized anxiety disorder and granted an effective date of April 12, 2021, but no earlier, for the award of service connection for tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for several conditions, including unspecified depressive disorder, right and left hand tremors, GERD, IBS, gastritis, chronic sinusitis, dermatosis of the arms, hands, and feet, bilateral plantar fasciitis, bilateral tinea pedis, and a lumbar spine disability. The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for TBI and a compensable rating for migraine headaches.

The appeal to reverse or revise an August 2006 rating decision that denied service connection for major depressive disorder on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) is denied.

The Board denied an initial rating for PTSD (to include anxiety and depression) as the severity, frequency, and duration of the Veteran's symptoms did not more closely approximate total occupational and social impairment.

The Board denied an increased rating for the Veteran's depressive disorder with insomnia and TBI, finding that it did not meet the criteria for a rating higher than 50 percent.