The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current psychiatric disorder related to his service and denied his claim for service connection. For his degenerative disc disease, the Board found no evidence of aggravation or new onset during service, and thus denied an increased evaluation.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence linking the veteran's current psychiatric disorder to his military service, and the VA examiner concluded that he does not have a current psychiatric disorder. For his degenerative disc disease, there was no evidence of aggravation or new onset during service, and thus the claim for an increased evaluation was denied.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Disc Disease of the Lumbar and Thoracic Spine, Psychiatric Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 3, 2005
- Citation
- 0502584
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What this means for you
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