Partly granted
The veteran's claim for service connection of depressive disorder and anxiety disorder as secondary to service-connected knee disabilities is granted. The claims for higher ratings for left knee patellofemoral syndrome, right knee meniscal tear, and left knee instability are remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence was in approximate balance that the acquired psychiatric disorder was secondary to the veteran's service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- depressive disorder, anxiety 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
- A25008164
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