The Veteran's major depressive disorder is attributable to his service-connected right and left lower extremity neurological deficits, which are secondary to his non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. The Board finds that the Veteran has a current disability manifested by urinary frequency due to benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH). The Veteran also has fatigue as a result of his non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's major depressive disorder is secondary to his service-connected right and left lower extremity neurological deficits, which are related to his non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. His urinary frequency is due to benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH). The Veteran's fatigue is a result of his non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
- Claimed conditions
- major depressive disorder, urinary frequency, fatigue
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2015
- Citation
- 1542894
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