The Board finds that the Veteran's recurrent major depressive disorder existed prior to service and may have been exacerbated during service, meeting the criteria for service connection under the presumption of sound condition upon entry into service.
The deciding factor: The September 2010 VA examiner found a diagnosis of a recurrent major depressive disorder in the Veteran, which was present both before and after service. The Board finds this opinion to be more persuasive than other diagnoses provided by VA examiners.
- Claimed conditions
- Recurrent Major Depressive Disorder
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 20, 2011
- Citation
- 1139137
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