The Veteran's depressive disorder and alcohol abuse disorder are granted as secondary to his service-connected PTSD. The effective date for this grant is June 29, 2012.
The deciding factor: VA and private treatment records confirm the Veteran’s depression and alcohol abuse are secondary to or a component of his service-connected PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- Psychosis, Myeloma, Type II Diabetes Mellitus, Depressive Disorder, Alcohol Abuse Disorder, Peripheral Neuropathy (LEFT upper extremity), Peripheral Neuropathy (RIGHT upper extremity), Peripheral Neuropathy (LEFT lower extremity), Peripheral Neuropathy (RIGHT lower extremity), Hypertension
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- August 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19164166
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and hypertension, to include as secondary to left orchiectomy, for further development in accordance with the PACT Act.
- Partly granted
The Board granted readjudication of previously denied claims for service connection for PTSD and COPD, while remanding other issues including entitlement to service connection for an eye disorder, hypertension, tinnitus, a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, TDIU, and an initial rating for PTSD.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various disabilities and denied higher ratings for several service-connected conditions.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for type II diabetes mellitus, diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, and diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity.
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