Depression decisions — 2026

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings has been granted for adjustment disorder with depression and anxiety, and headaches. The appeals for cervical spine disability, bilateral lower extremity neuropathy, and bilateral upper extremity neuropathy have been remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, the highest available rating, due to occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent her from securing and maintaining substantial, gainful employment prior to May 1, 2021. Her earnings exceeded the poverty threshold for each year during this period.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty-to-assist error regarding inpatient service treatment records from January 2005. The Veteran is seeking service connection for depression and adjustment disorder with depressed mood, which are related to his active service.

The Board has granted service connection for Parkinson's disease and major neurocognitive disorder with unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress, finding that both conditions are related to the Veteran's exposure to toxins during military service.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, major depressive disorder, and anxiety disorder. The evidence shows that these conditions are related to service.

The Veteran's bilateral pes planus is granted service connection as it was aggravated during active duty. Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD, anxiety, and depression) and a left foot degenerative arthritis are denied.

The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been added to the record, warranting readjudication of the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder. The case is now remanded for further review.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for the AOJ to adjudicate her claims of CUE regarding the May 2013 and August 2014 rating decisions.

The Veteran's radiculopathy of the right lower extremity is currently rated at 70% effective from February 11, 2010.,Entitlement to an earlier effective date for radiculopathy of the right lower extremity was denied.

Your appeal has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death. The Board cannot issue a decision on your claims as they are no longer pending.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for PTSD was denied as the evidence did not support a higher rating based on his symptoms, which were considered to be consistent with a 50 percent disability rating.

The Board has restored the Veteran's disability rating for PTSD from 70% to 50%, effective December 1, 2019, finding that any improvement in his condition did not reflect an actual improvement in his ability to function.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, depressive disorder, and anxiety disorder, are granted as service connected.

The Veteran's claims for depression, insomnia, migraine headaches with dizziness, obstructive sleep apnea, left ear hearing loss, seizure disorder, right knee disorder, and low back disorder are all granted. The service connection is presumed based on in-service exposure to tear gas.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for major depressive disorder is being remanded due to the inadequacy of the VA examination conducted in January 2020.

The Board has granted service connection for unspecified trauma and stressor-related disorder and unspecified depressive disorder with an effective date of September 23, 2011. The decision is based on newly received service medical records that were not available when the original claim was decided in January 2013.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a failure to obtain a VA medical opinion regarding whether the appellant was insane at the times he went AWOL and committed other infractions leading to his discharge under other than honorable conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, skin condition, and left knee injury. Service connection was denied for gastroenteritis and right ankle injury.,Service connection is established for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, skin condition, and left knee injury due to in-service events.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder claimed as depression, finding that the evidence is in approximate balance regarding whether his current condition began during or is related to active service.