Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for depression, to include as secondary to a bilateral knee disorder, due to the lack of evidence supporting a current diagnosis of depression and no credible evidence linking it to his military service.
The deciding factor: The absence of a current diagnosis of depression and the lack of credible evidence suggesting a link between the Veteran's claimed symptoms and his military service weighed against the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25018142
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