Granted
The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder with alcohol dependence as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected seizure disorder, based on a medical nexus established by a January 2020 VA medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The most probative evidence of record supports a medical nexus between the Veteran's current disability and his in-service seizure and subsequent medical discharge from the Air Force.
- Claimed conditions
- major depressive disorder with alcohol dependence
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 31, 2025
- Citation
- A25111284
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