Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, as secondary to the Veteran's already service-connected low back and bilateral lower extremity disabilities.
The deciding factor: The private psychologist's opinion provided evidence that the Veteran's major depressive disorder is at least as likely as not due to chronic pain associated with his service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric condition (major depressive disorder)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25108083
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