The Board granted service connection for a depressive disorder, finding that the evidence supports a link between the Veteran's service-connected disabilities and his current depressive symptoms.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinions provided by clinicians who reviewed the Veteran's claims file were given significant weight due to their reliability and thoroughness, while the VA examiner's opinion was deemed insufficient as it did not adequately address the impact of the Veteran's service-connected conditions on his mental health.
- Claimed conditions
- depressive disorder with major depressive-like episode, with anxious distress (depressive disorder)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25104832
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