The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder and anxiety disorder, is granted as service-connected.,A 20 percent rating for lumbosacral degenerative disc disease with IVDS is granted. The effective date of this grant is October 23, 2020.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's psychiatric condition was found to be related to her service due to her time stationed near the Arctic Circle and experiences of racism.,The evidence supported a finding that the Veteran’s lumbosacral degenerative disc disease with IVDS warranted a 20 percent rating, but no more.
- Claimed conditions
- major depressive disorder, anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- October 23, 2020
- Citation
- 20068773
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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