Depression decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include generalized anxiety disorder and depression. The Veteran's left hip disabilities were remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's unspecified depressive disorder is granted a 70 percent evaluation, but no higher.

The Veteran's unspecified depressive disorder with PTSD was granted a 70 percent rating from May 30, 2023, and TDIU was also granted.

The Board granted service connection for left foot acquired pes planus and plantar fasciitis, but denied increased ratings for hypertension, allergic rhinitis, right foot degenerative arthritis with plantar fasciitis, hallux rigidus, metatarsalgia, and Morton's neuroma, depressive disorder, and erectile dysfunction.

The Board granted service connection for schizophrenia and depression, as secondary to the now service-connected schizophrenia.

The Board granted service connection for persistent depressive disorder, with anxious distress; depressive disorder due to another medical condition with anxious distress; and alcohol use disorder, moderate.

The Board restored the 70 percent evaluation for major depressive disorder, denied an increased rating, and remanded several other claims.

The Board remands the case for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and adjudicating a claim for TDIU.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, anxiety, and depression, for a VA examination to determine the nature of any psychiatric disorder and whether it is related to service.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis and denied the claims for diabetes mellitus type II, erectile dysfunction, bilateral hearing loss, increased rating for somatic symptom disorder with persistent depressive disorder and intermittent explosive disorder, and increased rating for left ankle sprain.

The Veteran has been granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability and special monthly compensation due to the service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and increased the rating for major depressive disorder to 50 percent, while denying increased ratings for allergic rhinitis, bilateral hearing loss, chronic sinusitis, and external hemorrhoids.

The Board restored the previous 70 percent rating for persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress and denied a rating in excess of 70 percent.

The Board granted service connection for generalized anxiety disorder and other specified depressive disorder, but denied an increased rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher initial rating for right foot acquired pes cavus and pain disorder (other specified trauma stressor related disorder with major depressive disorder recurrent, moderate with anxious distress).

The Board remands the claims for an initial evaluation rating in excess of 10 percent, earlier effective date, and TDIU due to service-connected psychiatric disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and major depression, finding the Veteran's current conditions are related to her military service.

The Board granted a disability rating of 60 percent for left lower extremity (LLE) radiculopathy, sciatic nerve, and denied an increased disability rating in excess of 50 percent for depression.

The Board granted a 70 percent disability rating for the Veteran's unspecified depressive disorder beginning September 22, 2023, but denied an increased initial disability rating in excess of 50 percent prior to that date.

The Veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection for vertigo and depression, dismissing both issues.