Granted
The veteran's claim for service connection of depressive disorder, secondary to bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and right knee arthritis is granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran's depressive disorder is related to his service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25008124
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