Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include a mood disorder with anxiety and depression, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence of record established that the Veteran's mood disorder with anxiety and depression is more likely than not secondary to his service-connected tinnitus.
- Claimed conditions
- mood disorder with anxiety and depression
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25087198
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