Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including unspecified depression and anxiety, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss.
The deciding factor: The evidence is in at least approximate balance that his service-connected tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss are 'but-for' causes of his current psychiatric disability.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified depression, anxiety
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25100507
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