The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder and headaches are granted as secondary to service-connected disabilities. The right foot pes planus is denied for an earlier effective date, but a rating of 20% is granted from June 18, 2014.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports the conclusion that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder and headaches are caused by his service-connected disabilities, leading to their grant. The right foot pes planus was found not to meet criteria for a higher rating within one year prior to the effective date of June 18, 2014.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Acquired psychiatric disorder","diagnosis_details":"Major depressive disorder and unspecified anxiety disorder"}, {"condition_name":"Headaches","diagnosis_details":"Tension headaches"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- November 7, 2019
- Citation
- 19184080
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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