Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, a left knee disability, and right knee osteoarthritis as secondary to the left knee condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a nexus between the Veteran's diagnosed conditions and his military service, particularly due to in-service stressors and documented injuries.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disabilities, including major depressive disorder (MDD), generalized anxiety disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Left knee disability, to include left knee osteoarthritis, effusion, meniscal tear, and partial meniscectomy surgery, Right knee osteoarthritis as secondary to left knee osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25096873
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