Depression decisions — 2026

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between the claimed disabilities and active service. The Appellant's neck condition, anxiety and depression are also being reviewed in light of a potential nexus with her chronic pain.

The Veteran's other specified trauma- and stressor-related disorder is related to service, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition. The claims of entitlement to service connection for anxiety and depression are remanded as a new opinion is needed. The claim for TDIU is also remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder and persistent depressive disorder, assigning a 70 percent rating effective October 3, 2023. Service connection for polycystic ovarian syndrome is also granted.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 50 percent for major depressive disorder and entitlement to TDIU was denied. The Board found that the service-connected psychiatric disorder more nearly approximated occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims of service connection for PTSD and Depression due to a duty to assist error. The Veteran was not provided an opportunity for in-person examinations, which he requested multiple times.

The Veteran's back condition is granted service connection. The respiratory, jaw, hand pain, shin splints, and depression claims are denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder (claimed as depression and anxiety) is remanded due to the failure to obtain all in-patient service treatment records from Merit Health. The AOJ must ensure these records are obtained before further adjudication.

The Board has determined that there is a clear and unmistakable error in the finding of PTSD, and the evidence does not support current diagnoses for any other acquired psychiatric conditions. Therefore, service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD. The Veteran was involved in a stressful incident during service and claims personal assault experiences that may have contributed to his current mental health conditions.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's psychiatric disorders, including whether they are related to service or any periods of ACDUTRA or INACDUTRA.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for depression and erectile dysfunction have been dismissed as the Veteran has withdrawn his appeal.

The Veteran's service-connected lumbar and cervical spine disabilities, along with his chronic adjustment disorder, have prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment since at least December 26, 2007. Effective September 5, 2017, the Board has granted TDIU based on these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the VA's failure to schedule appropriate examinations.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, an acquired psychiatric disorder (Generalized anxiety disorder and depressive disorder), back disability (lumbar discogenic pain), and right lower extremity radiculopathy as the evidence did not support their onset or development during active duty.

The Veteran's PTSD and MDD have been granted a rating of 100 percent, effective from the date of the decision. The issue of entitlement to TDIU is moot due to the 100 percent schedular rating.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for depression as secondary to his service-connected disabilities, including a right ankle disability. The decision states that there is no evidence showing any service-connected disability caused or aggravated the Veteran's mental health symptoms.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of verification for the Veteran's reported in-service incident where he was shot in the chest by a fellow soldier. The claim will be reconsidered with this information.

The Veteran's service-connected Major Depressive Disorder alone warrants entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) effective June 8, 2020. The Board found that the schedular evaluation did not adequately contemplate the level of disability and symptomatology shown.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection on multiple conditions has been dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran's psychiatric disability, which includes unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder with unspecified depressive disorder, is currently rated at 30 percent. The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 30 percent due to the evidence showing occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform tasks, but generally functioning satisfactorily.