The Board denied service connection for depression and remanded the claim for service connection for allergic rhinitis due to inadequate VA nexus opinions.
The deciding factor: The evidence clearly and unmistakably shows that the Veteran's pre-existing depression was not aggravated by his active-duty service, thus rebutting the presumption of aggravation. The Board found that the presumptions of soundness and aggravation have been rebutted for the claim of service connection for depression based on the evidence of record.
- Claimed conditions
- depression, allergic rhinitis
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25018418
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