Granted
The Board granted service connection for depression as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome.
The deciding factor: The private medical expert's opinion, which was supported by references to the Veteran's medical treatment records and medical studies, established a link between the Veteran's depression and his service-connected right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome.
- Claimed conditions
- depression
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25095365
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