The Veteran's currently diagnosed depression with psychotic features is etiologically related to service. The appeal for migraine headaches and lumbar degenerative disc disease has been withdrawn.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's depression with psychotic features is at least as likely as not related to his service, including the immunization shots he received in service.
- Claimed conditions
- depression with psychotic features
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 4, 2016
- Citation
- 1640002
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