Partly granted
The veteran's claim for secondary service connection for depression and TDIU was granted. The claims for an earlier effective date for left shoulder disability and service connection for sleep apnea were remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's depression is proximately due to service-connected disabilities and that these disabilities preclude him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.
- Claimed conditions
- depression, left shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis with degenerative changes (left shoulder disability), sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25003510
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