Depression decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for depression and Crohn's disease to ensure a VA examination is conducted, as there are indications that the Veteran had mental symptoms or conditions during service which may be related to his current disorders.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection and increased rating claims, thus the Board has no jurisdiction to review these issues.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder to correct a pre-decisional error by the AOJ in satisfying VA's duty to assist.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as major depressive disorder (MDD), dysthymic disorder, adjustment disorder with anxiety, general anxiety disorder, and panic disorder, effective December 12, 2024.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or service connection.

The Veteran's appeal for an extension of time to file a Board Appeal request was denied, and the attempted appeal is dismissed.

The Veteran was granted an effective date of July 30, 2020, for a 100 percent disability rating for major depressive disorder and other related conditions.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, and major depressive disorder, for a new VA medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include unspecified depressive disorder, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board granted a higher initial disability rating of 70 percent for the other specified trauma and stressor related disorder with depressive disorder, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran. The Board also granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include anxiety, depression, and PTSD, due to a duty to assist error regarding the verification of in-service stressors.

The Veteran's mental health disorder was granted a 30 percent rating effective October 19, 2022, while other claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied.

The Board remands the claim for further development to determine if the Veteran is entitled to special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ or extremity, and to consider additional functional impairments in relation to the claim.

The Board remands the case for a new VA medical examination to address the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorders, including anxiety disorder, depression, bipolar disorder, OCD, and PTSD.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for OSA and MDD to obtain additional medical opinions addressing direct, secondary, and aggravation theories of service connection.

The Board remands all issues on appeal for the RO to provide the Veteran with notice of his right to a pre-decisional hearing.

The Board denied increased ratings for the veteran's major depressive disorder, lumbosacral strain, right and left lower extremity radiculopathy, chronic right ankle instability, and bilateral hearing loss. The claims for service connection for sleep apnea and gastrointestinal disorder were remanded.

The Board remands the service connection claims for various conditions as additional medical evidence is needed to properly adjudicate the cases.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for service connection for various conditions as the appeals were not timely filed.

The Board remands the claim for a new examination to determine the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected PTSD with unspecified anxiety disorder, depressive disorder, and insomnia.