VA Secondary Condition Pairings

Each pairing below links to a page reporting what published Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions show for that secondary-condition relationship under 38 CFR 3.310. These are encyclopedic aggregates of decided appeals. They do not predict any individual outcome.

Sciatic Radiculopathy secondary to Type 2 Diabetes
7,653 Board decisions · 35% granted
Hypertension secondary to Type 2 Diabetes
5,439 Board decisions · 15% granted
Sciatic Radiculopathy secondary to Back or Neck Strain
4,877 Board decisions · 29% granted
Median Nerve (Carpal Tunnel) secondary to Type 2 Diabetes
3,842 Board decisions · 26% granted
Erectile Dysfunction secondary to Type 2 Diabetes
2,774 Board decisions · 23% granted
Back or Neck Strain secondary to Knee Limitation of Flexion
2,571 Board decisions · 9% granted
Sleep Apnea secondary to Major Depressive Disorder
1,596 Board decisions · 26% granted
Degenerative Arthritis secondary to Knee Limitation of Flexion
1,427 Board decisions · 28% granted
Tinnitus secondary to Hearing Loss
1,392 Board decisions · 58% granted
Coronary Artery Disease secondary to Type 2 Diabetes
1,333 Board decisions · 18% granted
Coronary Artery Disease secondary to PTSD
1,247 Board decisions · 18% granted
Intervertebral Disc Syndrome secondary to Knee Limitation of Flexion
1,028 Board decisions · 25% granted
Hip Limitation secondary to Knee Limitation of Flexion
955 Board decisions · 18% granted
Degenerative Arthritis secondary to Back or Neck Strain
954 Board decisions · 14% granted
Erectile Dysfunction secondary to Malignant neoplasms of the genitourinary
907 Board decisions · 38% granted
Knee Instability secondary to Knee Limitation of Flexion
893 Board decisions · 26% granted
Coronary Artery Disease secondary to Hypertension
832 Board decisions · 31% granted
Intervertebral Disc Syndrome secondary to Back or Neck Strain
831 Board decisions · 20% granted
Peripheral Arterial Disease secondary to Type 2 Diabetes
798 Board decisions · 28% granted
Migraines secondary to Back or Neck Strain
778 Board decisions · 20% granted
Hypertension secondary to Major Depressive Disorder
770 Board decisions · 12% granted
Hip Limitation secondary to Back or Neck Strain
752 Board decisions · 9% granted
Cataract secondary to Type 2 Diabetes
691 Board decisions · 23% granted
Sciatic Radiculopathy secondary to Intervertebral Disc Syndrome
550 Board decisions · 43% granted
Major Depressive Disorder secondary to Back or Neck Strain
548 Board decisions · 32% granted
Irritable Colon (IBS) secondary to PTSD
547 Board decisions · 22% granted
Erectile Dysfunction secondary to Major Depressive Disorder
528 Board decisions · 26% granted
Degenerative Arthritis secondary to Flatfoot
484 Board decisions · 38% granted
Hearing Loss secondary to Tinnitus
483 Board decisions · 20% granted
Sleep Apnea secondary to Asthma
475 Board decisions · 31% granted
Degenerative Arthritis secondary to Ankle Limitation
459 Board decisions · 27% granted
Degenerative Arthritis of the Spine secondary to Knee Limitation of Flexion
438 Board decisions · 31% granted
Hypertension secondary to Sleep Apnea
430 Board decisions · 31% granted
Migraines secondary to Major Depressive Disorder
397 Board decisions · 27% granted
Sleep Apnea secondary to Chronic Sinusitis
385 Board decisions · 30% granted
Back or Neck Strain secondary to Shoulder or Arm Limitation
382 Board decisions · 6% granted
Sleep Apnea secondary to Depressive Disorder
310 Board decisions · 52% granted
Shoulder or Arm Limitation secondary to Back or Neck Strain
279 Board decisions · 5% granted
Type 2 Diabetes secondary to Sleep Apnea
197 Board decisions · 40% granted
Renal involvement in diabetes mellitus secondary to Type 2 Diabetes
194 Board decisions · 43% granted
Sleep Apnea secondary to Anxiety Disorder
193 Board decisions · 26% granted
Sciatic Radiculopathy secondary to Degenerative Arthritis
188 Board decisions · 55% granted
Chronic renal disease requiring regular secondary to Type 2 Diabetes
185 Board decisions · 24% granted
Fibromyalgia secondary to PTSD
172 Board decisions · 33% granted
Sleep Apnea secondary to Residuals of traumatic brain injury
164 Board decisions · 27% granted
Knee Limitation of Flexion secondary to Back or Neck Strain
139 Board decisions · 14% granted

Pairings are drawn from published Board decisions and ranked by how often the pairing appears. A pairing being listed here is not advice to file it. For help with a specific claim, work with a free VA-accredited representative. See also the Secondary Claim guide and the Secondary Condition Network Map.