The Veteran's adjustment disorder is found to be the result of his service-connected disabilities, specifically bilateral hearing loss and ischemic heart disease. As such, he is granted service connection for this condition as secondary to these disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's adjustment disorder was determined to be a result of his medical issues including his service-connected disabilities, which caused him stress and frustration.
- Claimed conditions
- adjustment disorder with depressed mood and anxiety
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2013
- Citation
- 1342076
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- Denied
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- Denied
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- Partly granted
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