The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depressive disorder secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left knee patellofemoral syndrome.
The deciding factor: The AOJ had already granted service connection for depressive disorder in May 2025, which constitutes a favorable finding binding on the Board.
- Claimed conditions
- adjustment disorder, depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25047814
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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