The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for her psychiatric disability is granted, and the case is remanded to determine if she is entitled to an increased rating.,Service connection for fibromyalgia as secondary to service-connected rhabdomyolysis is granted. The case is also remanded to assess whether the Veteran is entitled to a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran's psychiatric disability has been productive of suicidal tendencies and occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, warranting a 70 percent rating.,The VA examination did not address flare-ups of the back condition, which may result in additional functional loss. Therefore, a new VA examination is needed to assess the current severity of her low back disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder with Panic Disorder, Other Specified Traumatic-Related Disorder, Unspecified Depressive Disorder, Fibromyalgia, Hashimoto's Syndrome, Neck Disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2020
- Citation
- 20007555
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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