The Board has granted secondary service connection for a left upper extremity neurological disorder, finding that it is proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected depressive disorder.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that the Veteran's left upper extremity neurological disorder was related to his self-inflicted wrist cutting injuries and his history of depression, which are linked to his service-connected depressive disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- left upper extremity neurological disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 19, 2023
- Citation
- 23056998
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What this means for you
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