The Board has granted service connection for a psychiatric disorder and degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine, finding that these conditions are at least as likely as not related to service-connected disabilities. Service connection for right carpal tunnel syndrome is also granted.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows that the Veteran's current psychiatric disorder and cervical spine disability are at least as likely as not caused by or aggravated by her service-connected disabilities, including degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine.
- Claimed conditions
- Right carpal tunnel syndrome, Psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- September 5, 2014
- Citation
- 1439560
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for psychiatric disorder, right shoulder condition, and right knee condition due to duty-to-assist errors.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claim of entitlement to service connection for erectile dysfunction due to insufficient evidence or further clarification.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate VA examination and opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's current psychiatric condition, including PTSD, and service. The Veteran is also not entitled to a rating or effective date as this matter is being remanded.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for right carpal tunnel syndrome is denied as the award was granted in a separate claim filed after the initial increase rating appeal.
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