Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder, which is linked to the Veteran's service-connected migraines. The claims for lumbosacral strain, cervical strain, left hip strain, and right hip strain were remanded due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on a secondary theory of entitlement as the major depressive disorder is at least in part due to the Veteran's service-connected migraines.
- Claimed conditions
- major depressive disorder, lumbosacral strain, cervical strain, left hip strain, right hip strain
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25086717
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