The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, adjustment disorder with depression, was reopened. Service connection for cystic acne is denied. The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for her stress fracture of the left femoral neck (with bursitis) is granted at 20 percent. An effective date earlier than July 16, 2008, for the grant of service connection and a 10 percent rating for left thigh postoperative scar is granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim was reopened due to new evidence showing current findings of depression that relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate her claim (a chronic psychiatric disability). Service connection for cystic acne was denied. The Veteran's stress fracture of the left femoral neck with bursitis is rated at 20 percent, as there is no evidence of malunion or nonunion requiring higher ratings. An effective date earlier than July 16, 2008, for her service connection and rating for a postoperative scar was granted.
- Claimed conditions
- Adjustment Disorder with Depressed Mood, Cystic Acne, Stress Fracture of the Left Femoral Neck with Bursitis (Residuals)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- February 19, 2010
- Citation
- 1006266
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