The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder (mood disorder) is granted as secondary to service-connected cold weather injuries. Ratings for residuals of cold weather injuries, right and left lower extremities are granted from October 20, 2014 until May 6, 2016.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a finding that the Veteran's mood disorder is caused by his service-connected cold injury residuals.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (mood disorder), Residuals of cold weather injuries for right lower extremity, Residuals of cold weather injuries for left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- August 27, 2020
- Citation
- 20056727
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What this means for you
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