The Board has granted service connection for a pain disorder associated with psychological factors, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected orthopedic disorders.
The deciding factor: The May 2019 VA medical opinion established that the Veteran’s pain disorder is at least as likely as not related to and aggravated by his orthopedic disabilities, including his service-connected lumbosacral strain.
- Claimed conditions
- pain disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19147533
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board vacated its previous decision denying a higher rating for the veteran's pain disorder due to procedural errors. The case was remanded for further review.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of November 30, 2014, for the assignment of a 70 percent disability rating and TDIU, but denied an increased rating in excess of 70 percent for the pain disorder.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected pain disorder is currently rated at 70 percent from November 30, 2015 to January 8, 2020. The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for the disability during this period.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for a VA psychiatric examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected pain disorder and its impact on his ability to work.
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