The Veteran's claim of service connection for major depressive disorder, respiratory disorder (including COPD), and left hand disability has been granted. The claims are granted to the extent that they relate to his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: New medical evidence supports a finding that these conditions are caused or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- major depressive disorder, respiratory disorder (including COPD), left hand disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 22, 2020
- Citation
- 20068501
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.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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