The Veteran's major depressive disorder with psychotic features is related to his military service and has been granted as a direct service connection. The TDIU claim and the right middle finger evaluation are also remanded.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on the Veteran's reported history of depression stemming from in-service events, including witnessing a helicopter crash during deployment off the coast of Lebanon.
- Claimed conditions
- Major Depressive Disorder with Psychotic Features
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19159934
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