The Board found no current diagnosis of an acquired psychiatric disability and denied service connection for depression. The claim for increased rating for traumatic arthritis of the left shoulder was granted with a 20% evaluation effective from September 5, 2009.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not find any Axis I diagnosis in the appellant's case, thus denying service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability. The claim for increased rating was granted based on the current x-ray findings and occasional incapacitating exacerbations of the left shoulder arthritis.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disability (Depression)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- July 29, 2013
- Citation
- 1324005
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