The Board has granted the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that his depression is at least as likely as not due to his service-connected cervical spine disability, radiculopathy of the right and left upper extremities, and tinnitus. The issue of a separate compensable rating for scar residuals of the cervical spine disability and initial compensable rating for chronic headaches associated with cervical spine disability are remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder (depression) is found to be at least as likely as not due to his service-connected cervical spine disability, radiculopathy of the right and left upper extremities, and tinnitus.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (depression)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2016
- Citation
- 1601589
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