The Board has granted service connection for chronic major depression and assigned a 10% disability rating for the veteran's dermatitis.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on evidence showing that the veteran had chronic depression during active service, which is now considered a manifestation of her current condition. The VA psychiatrist also opined that the veteran's skin disorder (dermatitis) was related to her depression.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic depression, dermatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 25, 2001
- Citation
- 0117061
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