The Veteran's depressive disorder and migraine headaches are related to his service-connected disabilities. The right upper extremity radiculopathy, hypogonadism status post testicle removal, osteoarthritis of the right ankle (previously rated as right foot talar cyst), left shoulder disorder, left and right elbow disorder, left and right hand disorder, left knee disorder, right knee disorder (secondary to service-connected right ankle disability), left ankle disorder, left foot disorder, right foot disorder (other than a talar cyst) (secondary to service-connected right ankle disability), left upper extremity radiculopathy (secondary to service-connected cervical spine disability), and sleep apnea are all granted. The effective dates for these grants have not been met.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's depressive disorder and migraine headaches were found to be related to his service-connected disabilities, specifically the cervical spine disability that caused his right upper extremity radiculopathy.
- Claimed conditions
- Depressive Disorder, Migraine Headaches, Hypertension
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19125634
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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