The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (major depressive disorder), but denied service connection for a left elbow disability and a skin disorder other than tinea pedis to include Stevens-Johnson syndrome.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on new evidence provided by the Veteran, which established that his current major depressive disorder had its onset during service and is related to the stress he experienced in Beirut, Lebanon.
- Claimed conditions
- left elbow tendonitis, skin disorder (xerosis cutis), acquired psychiatric disorder (major depressive disorder)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 29, 2018
- Citation
- 18115289
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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.
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- Granted
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- Granted
The Veteran's tinnitus and major depressive disorder were found to have onset during his active-duty service. The appeal for a disability rating in excess of 0 percent for other conditions was dismissed, and the appeal concerning total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is remanded.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for left elbow tendonitis and right elbow tendonitis, finding that the evidence is in approximate balance as to whether these conditions are related to active service.
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