Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as unspecified depressive disorder, unspecified anxiety disorder, and insomnia, on a secondary basis due to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The evidence was in approximate balance regarding whether the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder was aggravated by his service-connected tinnitus, thus granting service connection is warranted.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified depressive disorder, unspecified anxiety disorder, insomnia
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25016278
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