Depression decisions — 2025

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on unemployability, finding that her service-connected conditions do not prevent her from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for tinnitus, migraine headaches, a low back condition, a left wrist condition, right and left knee conditions, depression, anxiety, and sleep disturbances to correct an error by the RO in scheduling VA examinations prior to the rating decision on appeal.

The Board granted service connection for the cause of death, finding that the Veteran's substance abuse disorder was a means to self-medicate symptoms associated with his service-connected psychiatric disabilities and contributed substantially or materially to his death.

The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and bilateral tinnitus. The claims for diabetes mellitus, type II; gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD); hypertension; and cerebrovascular accident residuals were remanded.

The Veteran's effective date for service connection of PTSD is granted as May 29, 2006, but no earlier. The claims for service connection for digestive disorder, eating disorder, acne, facial scars, and depression are remanded.

The appeal of the April 2024 letter rejecting the December 2023 supplemental claim for PTSD was dismissed.

Service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death is granted due to his service-connected depressive disorder with alcohol use disorder in remission.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and hypertension to correct errors in the duty to assist, specifically regarding an inadequate VA psychiatric examination.

The veteran withdrew the appeal regarding all claims for service connection, and the Board dismissed these claims.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a thoracolumbar spine disorder and a psychiatric disorder to schedule VA examinations.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of January 30, 2023, for the grant of service connection for major depressive disorder.

The Board denied service connection for depression, not otherwise specified, as the evidence did not support a current diagnosis of any acquired psychiatric condition.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD, and granted service connection for hypertension.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for anxiety condition and major depression.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of June 10, 2008 for the grant of service connection for major depressive disorder.

The Board granted a 30 percent initial rating for migraine headaches but denied non-compensable ratings for chronic ethmoid sinusitis and allergic rhinitis, while remanding several service connection claims.

The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder with anxious distress, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder, anxiety, and insomnia, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions began during active service or were otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.

The Veteran's major depressive disorder (MDD) has resulted in total occupational and social impairment, warranting a 100 percent rating.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, and mood disorder.