The Veteran's service-connected depression, migraine headaches with cervical myofascial pain, left ear hearing loss, and tinnitus are found to be etiologically related. The claim for service connection for depression is granted. The current evaluations of the other conditions remain unchanged as they are already at their maximum schedular ratings.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's unspecified depressive disorder was caused by his service-connected residuals of a TBI, migraine headaches with cervical myofascial pain, left ear hearing loss, and tinnitus, and is therefore granted service connection. The evaluations for the other conditions remain unchanged as they are already at their maximum schedular ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- depression, migraine headaches with cervical myofascial pain, left ear hearing loss, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- April 9, 2019
- Citation
- 19126877
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.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
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