The Veteran's claim for service connection for an eating disorder has been reopened and granted.,Service connection for major depressive disorder, recurrent, severe with psychotic features, is granted as it was caused or aggravated by a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran's major depressive disorder is related to his service-connected tender scar, status post epigastric hernia.
- Claimed conditions
- eating disorder, major depressive disorder, recurrent, severe with psychotic features
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 15, 2011
- Citation
- 1134580
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What this means for you
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