Depression decisions — 2025

The appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability (claimed as posttraumatic stress disorder) was dismissed because the greatest possible benefit, including an earlier effective date, had already been granted.

The Board remands the matter for further development of evidence regarding the nature and extent of workplace accommodations provided to the Veteran, as well as his income information during the appeal period.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a disability rating greater than 70 percent for persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress, finding that his symptoms more closely approximated those associated with a 70 percent rating.

The Veteran's service-connected major depressive disorder and hypothyroidism prevent her from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is granted.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for the Veteran's unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress from April 13, 2023.

The veteran was granted a 30 percent evaluation for right knee tendinitis with degenerative arthritis, effective January 26, 2018.

The Board denied service connection for major depressive disorder but granted an initial rating of 100 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for major depressive disorder with insomnia and TDIU from February 2012 to July 2014, but denied other claims related to earlier effective dates and CUE in previous ratings.

The Board denied service connection for a recurrent sleep disability to include sleep apnea, a psychiatric disability to include a depressive disorder and an anxiety disorder, and tinnitus as the evidence did not support a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's active service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for asthma, left knee scar status post medial compartment arthroplasty, major depressive disorder with alcohol use disorder, left knee osteochondritis dissecans and osteoarthritis status post medial compartment arthroplasty, and right knee osteoarthritis status post posterior cruciate ligament tear. The only grant was for a separate 10 percent rating for right knee instability from January 14, 2023.

The appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), was dismissed as it was duplicative of a separate appeal.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, depression, and anxiety, as new evidence was submitted after the February 2023 denial.

The Board remands the veteran's claim for a higher rating for her service-connected persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress to obtain outstanding private treatment records.

The Board granted service connection for a heart disability, but remanded the issues of an increased rating for major depressive disorder and service connection for a respiratory disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, generalized anxiety disorder, and major depressive disorder, finding that the evidence did not support a link between these conditions and his military service or any service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected major depressive disorder has been found to preclude substantially gainful employment since April 30, 2010, and a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) is granted.

The Board remands the case for additional development, including obtaining relevant medical records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, due to incomplete evidence and a need for additional VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for depressive disorder, finding it was caused by the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus.

The Veteran is granted an initial 50 percent rating for MDD with GAD from August 9, 2010.