The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral leg radiculopathy and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression, as secondary to her service-connected conditions. The appeal is remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The claim was denied because it did not meet the criteria for service connection due to lack of a service-connected disability at the time of the claimed condition.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral leg radiculopathy, degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine with myositis and bulging disc at L5-S1, acquired psychiatric disorder (including depression)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 29, 2017
- Citation
- 1724921
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to include depression, sleep apnea and bilateral knee disabilities have been reopened. The Board finds that more development is necessary prior to final adjudication of these claims.,The Veteran should be scheduled for a VA examination to determine the etiology of his claimed acquired psychiatric disorder to include depression disability.
- Granted
The Veteran's stomach disorder, degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, and acquired psychiatric disorder (including depression) are all found to be related to his military service. The claims for these conditions have been granted.
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