The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for ankylosing spondylitis and a neuropsychiatric disorder secondary to her service-connected low back syndrome, as well as her request for an increased evaluation for her low back disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not meet the criteria for a diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis, and there was no new and material evidence presented to reopen the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder secondary to service-connected low back syndrome.
- Claimed conditions
- Ankylosing spondylitis, Neuropsychiatric disorder (secondary to service-connected low back syndrome)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 27, 2001
- Citation
- 0121625
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What this means for you
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