The Veteran's MDD with anxiety disorder is currently rated at 70 percent, effective April 20, 2015. The RO has also granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to his service-connected MDD and lumbar spine conditions.,The Board finds that the Veteran's bilateral knee conditions are remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The decision is mixed because some issues were granted (MDD with anxiety disorder) while others were not (sleep apnea, left/right knee disabilities).
- Claimed conditions
- Major Depressive Disorder with Anxiety Disorder, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Left Knee Disability, Right Knee Disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- November 22, 2022
- Citation
- 22065449
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected knee disabilities are rated at 10% each, and the Board finds that higher ratings are not warranted based on the evidence of record.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral knee disabilities are not related to his active service, and thus denied both claims for service connection.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a right knee disability, finding that there is no evidence to support an etiological relationship between his current condition and his military service.
- Denied
The Veteran's left knee disability is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board finds no evidence of clear and unmistakable error in assigning an effective date of June 19, 2002.
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