Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for MDD as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, but denied service connection for hypertension and remanded issues related to PTSD and a heart disability.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the lack of evidence linking hypertension to service and the grant of MDD due to its relationship with other service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Hypertension, Heart disability, Major depressive disorder, moderate, with anxious distress (MDD)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25098965
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