The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD, diagnosed as an unspecified depressive disorder, and denied a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis and a rating in excess of 10 percent for GERD with hiatal hernia.
The deciding factor: The weight of the evidence shows that it is more likely than not that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder was proximately caused by her service-connected asthma.
- Claimed conditions
- Allergic rhinitis, Gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD), Acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD, diagnosed as an unspecified depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25055766
What this means for you
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