The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus (DM II) and an acquired psychiatric disability, to include major depressive disorder, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected thoracic lumbar strain.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran’s DM II and MDD are caused by or aggravated by his service-connected thoracic lumbar strain, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus (DM II), acquired psychiatric disability, to include major depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 14, 2020
- Citation
- 20025599
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