The Board finds that an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as adjustment disorder with depressed mood and depressive disorder, is etiologically related to the veteran's service-connected left knee chondromalacia.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence reflects that an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as adjustment disorder with depressed mood and depressive disorder, is etiologically related to the veteran's service-connected left knee chondromalacia.
- Claimed conditions
- adjustment disorder with depressed mood, depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 2, 2008
- Citation
- 0810887
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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