Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include other specified insomnia disorder, major depressive disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder, as proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The C&P examiners determined that the Veteran's psychiatric symptoms are due to his service-connected tinnitus, meeting the criteria for secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- other specified insomnia disorder, major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25107033
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