The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and granted it, finding that the veteran's current major depressive disorder with psychosis is related to his service-connected right testicle removal. The issue of entitlement to a higher rating for left ankle disability remains pending.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinions established a causal relationship between the veteran's service-connected right testicle removal and his current psychiatric disability, including major depression with psychosis.
- Claimed conditions
- Major depressive disorder with psychosis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 12, 2004
- Citation
- 0412314
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