The veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is found to be secondary to her service-connected lumbar and left hip myositis. Her lumbar myositis has been rated at 40 percent, with no additional rating under the current criteria due to lack of ankylosis or residuals of a fracture. Her left hip myositis also remains at 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is found to be secondary to her service-connected lumbar and left hip myositis, as supported by VA outpatient treatment records indicating that the pain from these conditions contributes to depressive and anxiety symptoms. Her lumbar myositis has been rated at 40 percent under Diagnostic Code 5237 due to lack of ankylosis or residuals of a fracture.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder, Lumbar Myositis, Left Hip Myositis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- November 21, 2005
- Citation
- 0531292
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