Depression decisions — 2025

The Board granted an increased rating of 70 percent for Parkinson's disease with PTSD, to include alcohol abuse and major depressive disorder, effective from November 9, 2015.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder to obtain a more comprehensive medical opinion addressing all diagnosed conditions and properly considering the theory of entitlement.

The Veteran's major depressive disorder and hysterectomy (previously rated as disease or injury of the uterus) were granted, while other claims for service connection were remanded. An increased rating to 30 percent was also granted for the hysterectomy.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for acquired psychiatric condition, hypertension, headaches, and compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for nerve damage.

The Board granted a rating of 100 percent for persistent depressive disorder from November 13, 2017, to April 6, 2023.

The Board denied an initial rating higher than 70 percent for a major depressive disorder with anxious distress and remanded the claim for service connection for a neck disability (also claimed as upper back pain).

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed conditions, including neck strain, bilateral shoulder and knee strains, jaw condition, PTSD, anxiety, major depression, and sleep disturbances, as there was no evidence to support a link between these conditions and his military service.

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

The veteran's appeal requests were not timely filed, and good cause was not shown to accept the late filings.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, anxiety, depression, and bipolar disorder, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claim for a higher initial rating for major depressive disorder with other specified trauma and stressor related disorder and insomnia disorder.

The Board granted service connection for generalized anxiety disorder and remanded the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than generalized anxiety disorder, diagnosed as major depressive disorder.

The Board denied service connection for back condition, depression and memory loss, and migraine disability but granted service connection for a left hip disability based on in-service onset.

The Board granted increased ratings for TBI residuals and migraine headaches, as well as an earlier effective date for certain benefits, but denied increased ratings for PTSD and major depressive disorder and the fractured coccyx.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for heart conditions, high blood pressure, and generalized anxiety disorder with unspecified depressive disorder due to a need for additional evidence.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for a higher initial rating for depressive disorder, and the Board dismissed the appeal.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for PTSD and major depressive disorder, denied service connection for colon polyps, type II diabetes, sinusitis, and chronic bronchitis, and granted service connection for allergic rhinitis, sleep apnea, and erectile dysfunction. Five neuropathy conditions were remanded for further development.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected depressive disorder and an effective date of September 18, 2012, but no earlier, for the award of Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits.

The Veteran was granted a 100 percent disability rating for PTSD with persistent depressive, generalized anxiety, insomnia, panic, and alcohol use disorders, effective January 29, 2023. The Veteran also received service connection for GERD as secondary to his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran was granted a 70 percent rating for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) effective November 3, 2022, but the claim for an increased rating prior to that date was denied. The claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for MDD was also denied.