The Board has granted service connection for depressive disorder, not otherwise specified, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left and right hip disabilities. The Veteran is also entitled to a 20 percent disability rating for his lumbar strain myositis.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that the Veteran's depressive disorder was at least as likely as not caused by or a result of his service-connected left and right hip disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Depressive disorder, not otherwise specified
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- February 16, 2010
- Citation
- 1005611
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What this means for you
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for depressive disorder and chronic insomnia was granted, with the effective date being November 1, 1999.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for depressive disorder, TBI, headaches, right knee disorder, right shoulder condition, and neck pain are denied as they have already been addressed in his grant of service connection for PTSD.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected PTSD renders him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and his TDIU claim is granted. However, the rating for PTSD remains at 70 percent.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and depressive disorder do not prevent her from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.
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