Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection for PTSD and for separate service connection for depression, finding that the evidence did not support a separate diagnosis of depression distinct from her service-connected PTSD.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's depressive symptoms were attributable to her service-connected PTSD and thus denied separate service connection for depression.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25106630
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