Granted
The Board granted service connection for depression, finding it to be secondary to the Veteran's already service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the favorable findings that the Veteran's psychiatric disability, including PTSD, manifests as depressed mood and is related to his service-connected sleep apnea.
- Claimed conditions
- depression
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25108293
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