The Board has found that the Veteran's mood disorder was aggravated by his service-connected bilateral pes planus with calluses and plantar warts, granting service connection for this aggravation.
The deciding factor: An addendum opinion from a VA examiner supported the Veteran's claim of secondary aggravation of his mood disorder due to his service-connected foot disability.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified depression, mood disorder
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 24, 2015
- Citation
- 1536150
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What this means for you
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