The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including MDD, SSD, and agoraphobia with panic attacks, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches. Service connection was denied for psoriatic arthritis, fibromyalgia, cervical spine condition, low back condition, and sleep disorder.
The deciding factor: The November 2019 private psychological evaluation report provided a clear opinion that the Veteran’s acquired psychiatric disorders are secondary to her service-connected migraine headaches with vision loss. The VA examiner in December 2016 also supported this by stating that psoriatic arthritis is not related to or caused by the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including her migraines.
- Claimed conditions
- MDD, SSD, agoraphobia with panic attacks, psoriatic arthritis, fibromyalgia, cervical spine condition, low back condition, sleep disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 30, 2021
- Citation
- 21026388
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for hypertension, fibromyalgia, and vertigo. The decision found that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service or a service-connected disability.
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