The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's adjustment mood disorder, finding that it is aggravated by his service-connected bilateral knee disabilities.
The deciding factor: The June 2021 private examiner provided a nexus opinion linking the Veteran's mental health disability to his chronic pain caused by his service-connected knee disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- adjustment mood disorder
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 26, 2024
- Citation
- A24049996
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