The Board granted service connection for a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder, but denied claims for service connection for neck and shoulder disabilities and an undiagnosed illness manifested by irritability, behavioral changes, insomnia, and fatigue. The claim for migraine headaches was deferred pending further development.
The deciding factor: The veteran's currently diagnosed depression is reasonably shown to be related to her military service.
- Claimed conditions
- joint pain and muscle pain involving the knees and ankles, chronic rhinitis/sinusitis with headaches, irritability, behavioral changes (also claimed as problems with concentration), insomnia, fatigue, neck and shoulders disability, lack of balance, speech difficulties, a tendency to run into or drop things, blurred vision, painful sensitivity to light, and painful sensitivity to sound, migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 20, 2008
- Citation
- 0816573
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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