The Veteran's depression is granted as secondary to her service-connected disabilities, and a rating of 30 percent for her neck disability from August 1, 2013 to July 19, 2019 is granted.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran's depression was aggravated by her service-connected disabilities, including her cervical spine, lumbar spine, radiculopathy and headache conditions. The neck disability rating of 30 percent from August 1, 2013 to July 19, 2019 is granted based on the severity of her symptoms during this period.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (depression), Degenerative Arthritis of the Cervical Spine with History of Strain
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- March 22, 2022
- Citation
- 22016576
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