The Board has granted service connection for major depressive disorder caused by service-connected disabilities, including back and left knee conditions. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is denied as there is no current diagnosis of a hearing disability. For the left knee disability, a 10 percent rating is granted effective March 29, 2016.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the major depressive disorder was caused by limitations due to service-connected disabilities, including back and left knee conditions. The Veteran's left knee disability resulted in painful motion without compensable limitation of motion, warranting a 10 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 5260.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, major depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 29, 2020
- Citation
- 20081382
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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