The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including a depressive disorder claimed as secondary to service-connected disorders (and disorders for which service connection is claimed), was reopened. Service connection for sleep disturbance and residuals of a torn meniscus of the right knee were also granted with effective dates prior to February 11, 2013.
The deciding factor: New evidence received since the September 2009 rating decision provided by SSA indicated that the Veteran had concurrent chronic and severe pain which further impaired concentration and reaction time. This raised a reasonable possibility of substantiating his claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (including depressive disorder), Sleep Disturbance, Equilibrium Disorder, Residuals of a torn meniscus of the right knee, Residuals of a fracture of the left leg
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- November 7, 2017
- Citation
- 1750509
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