The Board granted service connection for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, secondary to the Veteran's service-connected brain surgery due to subdural hematoma and tension headaches associated with tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The private board-certified psychiatrist opined that the Veteran's chronic adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood developed secondary to residual effects of his service-related brain surgery and tension headaches associated with tinnitus, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 21, 2024
- Citation
- 24033305
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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