The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder as secondary to service-connected tinnitus and denied service connection for insomnia. The claims for a left and right foot disability were remanded.
The deciding factor: Service connection for MDD was granted due to its relationship with the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus, while insomnia was denied due to lack of evidence supporting a separate diagnosis from his service-connected MDD. The Board also remanded the foot claims for further development.
- Claimed conditions
- Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), Insomnia, Left Foot Disability, to include pain, claimed as residuals of cold weather injury, Right Foot Disability, to include pain, claimed as residuals of cold weather injury
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25022824
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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