Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a heart disability, but remanded the issues of an increased rating for major depressive disorder and service connection for a respiratory disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's heart disability was found to be proximately caused by his service-connected depressive disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Heart disability, Respiratory disability, to include COPD and asthma, Major depressive disorder, recurrent
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25086289
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