The Board found that the Veteran's current depression/depressive disorder is not etiologically related to his service-connected mechanical low back pain or migraine headaches, and thus denied the claim for secondary service connection.
The deciding factor: VA examiners opined that the Veteran's depressive disorder was less likely caused by or aggravated by his service-connected mechanical low back pain or migraine headaches.
- Claimed conditions
- depression/depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 9, 2014
- Citation
- 1445081
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the claim for service connection of psychiatric disorders including depression, anxiety, and PTSD. The Veteran's claim is based on his experiences during deployment to Southwest Asia.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to their death, and the case is no longer under consideration.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, depression/depressive disorder, and PTSD due to a lack of medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
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