The Veteran's claim for service connection for major depressive disorder was reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. Service connection is granted.,Service connection for headaches is granted as secondary to obstructive sleep apnea, allergic rhinitis, major depressive disorder, and tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's major depressive disorder is aggravated by his service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.,The Veteran's headaches are aggravated by his service-connected obstructive sleep apnea, allergic rhinitis, major depressive disorder, and tinnitus.
- Claimed conditions
- major depressive disorder, headaches, allergic rhinitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 30, 2020
- Citation
- 20007852
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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- Dismissed
The claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for major depressive disorder is dismissed as moot because the earliest effective date was granted during the pendency of this appeal.
- Partly granted
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- Granted
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