The Veteran's claim for service connection of major depressive disorder is granted as secondary to his generalized anxiety disorder. The earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for generalized anxiety disorder is set at September 13, 2012. Other claims are remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a finding that the Veteran's major depressive disorder is aggravated by his service-connected generalized anxiety disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, sleep disorder, sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19165478
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What this means for you
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- Denied
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- Dismissed
The claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for major depressive disorder is dismissed as moot because the earliest effective date was granted during the pendency of this appeal.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea as there is no evidence of an in-service injury or disease, and no competent evidence linking the condition to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal is remanded to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including the failure to obtain relevant treatment records and provide adequate VA examinations.
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