Depression decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder, recurrent, mild and remanded the claims for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and migraines (headaches).

The appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include major depressive disorder and PTSD, was withdrawn by the Veteran. The claim for tinnitus was denied due to a lack of credible evidence supporting its presence during the pendency or in close proximity to filing the service-connection claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and remanded a claim for service connection for right hip pain.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and major depressive disorder.

The appeal for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with MDD and insomnia was dismissed as it is essentially an attempt to relitigate an issue that has already been decided.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as MDD and GAD, to obtain additional evidence.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include depressive disorder and anxiety, as well as obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings, as well as remanded certain issues.

The Board granted service connection for several conditions, including a back condition, left lower extremity radiculopathy, chronic fatigue syndrome, and migraine headaches, among others. It also granted increased ratings for PTSD and moderate, recurrent, major depressive disorder with anxious distress.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI), and multiple musculoskeletal conditions but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder and unspecified depressive disorder.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining outstanding private medical records.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions and denied increased ratings for several service-connected disabilities, as the evidence did not support a finding of current disability or aggravation related to service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and increased ratings due to insufficient evidence to evaluate the claims adequately.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating for his depressive disorder or hip disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted a 100 percent disability rating for the Veteran's depressive disorder from April 14, 2021, to September 7, 2022.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for the service-connected unspecified depressive disorder with insomnia disorder effective March 27, 2024, but dismissed any higher ratings or earlier effective dates for the right knee conditions.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for service connection for anxiety, depression, and PTSD due to concurrent election of Direct Review while Higher-Level Review was pending.

The Board denied an increased disability rating for the service-connected major depressive disorder and a higher initial disability rating for sleep apnea, as well as a total disability rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability.