Dismissed
The appeal for PTSD service connection was dismissed because the veteran already received a service connection for depression, which includes all mental health conditions.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the issue of entitlement to service connection for PTSD is moot due to the grant of service connection for depression.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25005158
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