The Board has granted service connection for chronic lumbar strain with degenerative disc disease and degenerative joint disease, effective from January 25, 2005. The veteran's depression is not related to a service-connected disability, and his left wrist, hip, and knee disabilities are not shown to be caused by or aggravated by service or a service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran's depression was unrelated to any service-connected disability, and his current left wrist, hip, and knee disabilities were not shown to have been incurred in or aggravated by service or a service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Depression, Left wrist disability, Left hip disability, Left knee disability (secondary to right hip), Right knee disability (secondary to right hip)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- February 15, 2006
- Citation
- 0604295
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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