The Board has determined that the July 1995 rating decision, which granted service connection for major depression as secondary to service-connected tinnitus, was not clearly and unmistakably erroneous. Therefore, service connection for major depression is restored.
The deciding factor: The evidence established that the veteran's mental health issues were related to his service-connected tinnitus, meeting the criteria for secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Major Depression, Schizoaffective Disorder with Depression, Paranoid Schizophrenia
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- June 19, 2002
- Citation
- 0206500
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