The veteran's chronic adjustment disorder with depressed mood is granted as it has worsened due to his service-connected diabetes. His hypertensive vascular disease and penile lesions are not considered service connected.
The deciding factor: The veteran's depression was aggravated by the diagnosis of diabetes, which is a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic adjustment disorder with depressed mood, hypertensive vascular disease, penile lesions (diagnosed as herpes)
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- October 30, 2006
- Citation
- 0633518
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