The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression, as secondary to a service-connected status post left patellectomy was denied by the Board of Veterans' Appeals.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners' opinions were more probative than the lay statements and assertions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder and his service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 2, 2018
- Citation
- 1807142
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