Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for unspecified depressive disorder as secondary to tinnitus, denied service connection for a left knee disorder and umbilical hernia.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on the opinion that the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus contributed to his unspecified depressive disorder. The evidence did not support a finding of service connection for the left knee disorder or umbilical hernia.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified depressive disorder, left knee disorder (degenerative arthritis), umbilical hernia
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25011429
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