The Veteran's currently diagnosed adjustment disorder with depressive features is granted as secondary to his service-connected degenerative arthritis of the left shoulder, cervical spine, and bilateral hips.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's adjustment disorder with depressive features is found to be proximately due to his service-connected degenerative arthritis of the left shoulder, cervical spine, and bilateral hips.
- Claimed conditions
- adjustment disorder with depressive features
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 27, 2026
- Citation
- A26007193
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- Denied
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