The Board has determined that the veteran's depressive disorder with insomnia is aggravated by his service-connected tinnitus, and thus grants service connection for this degree of disability.
The deciding factor: Medical opinions supported the veteran's contention that his service-connected tinnitus caused or aggravated his nonservice-connected depressive disorder with insomnia.
- Claimed conditions
- depressive disorder with insomnia
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 22, 2001
- Citation
- 0114284
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What this means for you
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