The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection for major depressive disorder, as secondary to his service-connected duodenal ulcer disease. The issue of an increased evaluation for duodenal ulcer disease is being remanded.
The deciding factor: The RO granted service-connection for major depressive disorder, as secondary to the service-connected duodenal ulcer disease in April 2003 and the veteran appealed the evaluation assigned.
- Claimed conditions
- neuropsychiatric disorder, duodenal ulcer disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 7, 2004
- Citation
- 0408935
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,440 · Granted: 30% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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