The Veteran's major depressive disorder is found to be incurred in service, and the claim for this condition is granted. The remaining claims of service connection for a right arm disorder, groin pain, and chest pain are remanded for additional development.
The deciding factor: A VA examination provided a positive nexus opinion linking the Veteran's current major depressive disorder to his military service stressors.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (Major Depressive Disorder), Right arm disorder, Groin pain resulting from an unspecified condition, Chest pain resulting from an unspecified condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 19, 2017
- Citation
- 1746755
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