Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for major depressive disorder secondary to coracobrachialis tear repair, right bicep due to an insufficient medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The August 2023 VA medical opinion did not separately and distinctly discuss causation and aggravation as required by El-Amin v. Shinseki, 26 Vet. App. 136 (2013).
- Claimed conditions
- major depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25085954
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