The Veteran's claim for a headache disorder was denied as he does not have a current diagnosis of a chronic headache disability.,The effective date for the grant of service connection for depressive disorder with anxiety and anxiety is set at September 12, 2013, which is when the Veteran filed an informal claim.,The effective date for the grant of service connection for dermatitis is set at October 7, 2013, based on a telephone call from the Veteran to VA requesting service connection for his skin rash and other disabilities.,The effective date for the grant of service connection for a scar due to back surgery is set at July 8, 2014, which is when the Veteran underwent the surgery resulting in the scar.,The Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation greater than 10 percent for his service-connected dermatitis was denied as it does not meet the criteria for such a rating under the applicable VA regulations.,The Veteran's claim for TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities is granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not have a current diagnosis of a chronic headache disability, and his headaches were attributed to other conditions. The Board gave more weight to the competent medical evidence in determining that he does not meet the criteria for service connection.,The effective date was set at September 12, 2013, as this is when the Veteran filed an informal claim for service connection for depressive disorder with anxiety and anxiety.,The effective date was set at October 7, 2013, based on a telephone call from the Veteran to VA requesting service connection for his skin rash and other disabilities.,The effective date was set at July 8, 2014, as this is when the Veteran underwent surgery resulting in a scar. The claim was not filed prior to this date.,The Veteran's dermatitis does not meet the criteria for an initial evaluation greater than 10 percent under the applicable VA regulations.,The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment, thus meeting the criteria for TDIU.
- Claimed conditions
- headache disorder, depressive disorder with anxiety, dermatitis, scar due to back surgery
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 19, 2021
- Citation
- 21003056
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