The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for depressive disorder, NOS, secondary to cluster headaches and TDIU due to his service-connected cluster headaches. The Board found that there was no evidence showing a direct relationship between the Veteran’s depressive disorder and his service-connected cluster headaches.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners' opinions did not support a finding of a nexus between the Veteran's depressive disorder and his service-connected cluster headaches, leading to denial of both claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Depressive Disorder, NOS, Cluster Headaches
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- November 15, 2018
- Citation
- 18150767
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