Granted
The Board granted service connection for persistent depressive disorder (PDD) as secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus type II, blindness, and hearing loss.
The deciding factor: The March 2024 VA medical opinion provided a nexus between the Veteran's PDD and his service-connected diabetes, blindness, and hearing loss.
- Claimed conditions
- persistent depressive disorder (PDD)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25110254
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