Granted
The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches, left knee degenerative arthritis, right knee degenerative arthritis, and lumbosacral strain as secondary to the Veteran's unspecified depressive disorder. The Board also granted a 70 percent rating for the Veteran's unspecified depressive disorder from November 8, 2021.
The deciding factor: The private examiner provided well-researched opinions linking the Veteran's service-connected unspecified depressive disorder to his current conditions and obesity, which in turn contributed to the knee and back issues.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches, left knee degenerative arthritis, other than post-traumatic, right knee degenerative arthritis, other than post-traumatic, lumbosacral strain, to include degenerative arthritis, left lower extremity sciatica
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- February 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25016400
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