The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's mental health condition, including major depressive disorder. The claims for bilateral tinnitus and right knee injury were remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The April 2022 VA examination for the mental health condition was found to be inadequate due to a lack of addressing causation, while the examinations for tinnitus and right knee were also deemed inadequate for similar reasons.
- Claimed conditions
- mental health condition, including major depressive disorder (claimed as PTSD), bilateral tinnitus, right knee injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25053962
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection were dismissed due to untimely filing of the Board Appeal requests.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date, service connection for bilateral hearing loss, and service connection for insomnia.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, remanded claims for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD), a mental health condition, and increased ratings for the Veteran's knee strain and scoliosis.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection for bilateral tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, resulting in their dismissal.
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