The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depressive disorder, GAD, and situational phobia, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral knee disability.
The deciding factor: The November 2017 VA examiner opined that the Veteran's psychiatric disorder was secondary to her bilateral knee disability, noting that her knees rendered her unable to exercise or get around which caused her distress to the point of experiencing symptoms of anxiety and depression.
- Claimed conditions
- Depressive disorder, Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), Situational phobia
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 23, 2024
- Citation
- A24068120
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.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claims for additional VA examinations to properly evaluate the current severity of her disabilities.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's depressive disorder was granted a 70 percent disability rating from April 27, 2020 to August 15, 2022, and a TDIU was also granted.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of July 14, 2020, for the grant of service connection for IVDS with spinal fusion and lumbar disc disease with stenosis, as well as associated radiculopathy of the sciatic and femoral nerves of the left and right lower extremities, and depressive disorder.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case to verify periods of active duty, ACDUTRA, or INACDUTRA from 1998 to 2006 and to obtain a new VA examination.
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