The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include depressive disorder and insomnia disorder, as proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record is at least in equipoise as to whether an acquired psychiatric disability, to include depressive disorder and insomnia disorder, is proximately due to service-connected tinnitus.
- Claimed conditions
- depressive disorder, insomnia disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 18, 2024
- Citation
- A24066991
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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