The Board finds the evidence is in approximate balance as to whether the Veteran's mood disorder, with depressive features, is proximately due to, aggravated by, or the result of her service-connected skin disability. The Veteran has so many medical conditions other than her service-connected disabilities that could have direct and indirect effects on emotional status, making it not possible to apportion all or part of her depressive symptoms to one or two medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The examiner stated that it was not possible to apportion all or part of the Veteran's depressive symptoms to one or two medical conditions related to her service-connected skin disability.
- Claimed conditions
- {"conditionName":"Residual gynecological problems","details":"endometriosis, status post hysterectomy with bilateral oophrectomy"}, {"conditionName":"Schamberg's disease","details":""}, {"conditionName":"Mouth condition","details":""}, {"conditionName":"Depression","details":""}, {"conditionName":"Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)","details":""}
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 23, 2009
- Citation
- 0944473
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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.
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- Granted
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- Denied
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