The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression, secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities including diabetes and end stage renal disease.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinion rendered in August 2025 found it less likely than not that the Veteran had an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression, due to or aggravated by her service-connected disabilities. The record was silent for any mental health evaluation or diagnosis of a mental disorder related to these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- depression
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2025
- Citation
- 25013924
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