The Veteran's claim for service connection for a pelvis disorder has not been adjudicated. The issue of new and material evidence for his acquired psychiatric disorder (depressive disorder) was granted, but the underlying claim remains pending.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (depressive disorder) is established as secondary to his service-connected left hip, lumbar spine, right and left knee, left lower extremity radiculopathy, left ankle sprain, hearing loss, and tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current depressive disorder is related to his service-connected disabilities of the left hip, lumbar spine, right and left knee, left lower extremity radiculopathy, left ankle sprain, hearing loss, and tinnitus.
- Claimed conditions
- pelvis disorder, acquired psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 6, 2017
- Citation
- 1756106
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What this means for you
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