Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including major depressive disorder and panic disorder, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected vagotomy.
The deciding factor: The evidence is in at least approximate balance that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including major depressive disorder and panic disorder, are due to his service-connected vagotomy.
- Claimed conditions
- major depressive disorder, panic disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25088030
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