The Board has granted service connection for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar strain with DDD and IVDS. The rating for left lower extremity radiculopathy remains at 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a finding that the Veteran's MDD is caused by his service-connected lumbar strain with DDD and IVDS, leading to an initial grant of service connection for this condition. The left lower extremity radiculopathy continues to be rated as 10 percent disabling.
- Claimed conditions
- Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), Lumbar Strain with DDD and IVDS, Left Lower Extremity Radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 8, 2017
- Citation
- 1707054
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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.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including GAD, MDD, bruxism, migraines/headaches, tinnitus, hip pain, iliotibial band syndrome, and leg stress fractures. The evidence does not support current diagnoses of these conditions during the appeal period.
- Granted
The Veteran's Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is found to have begun during their active duty service and continues to this day, meeting the criteria for service connection.
- Denied
The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder with TBI is rated at 70 percent, but the appeal for a higher rating is denied.
- Granted
The Veteran's bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy has been granted a 30 percent disability rating since November 29, 2021.
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