Granted
The Board grants service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include an unspecified depressive disorder, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected cervical spine disability.
The deciding factor: The August 2025 VA examiner determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability is due, in part, to chronic pain associated with his service-connected cervical spine disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disability, to include an unspecified depressive disorder
- 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
- 25013936
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