Denied
The Board denied service connection for a low back disability, psychiatric disability (claimed as depression), migraine headaches, left hip disability, and left knee disability. The reasons were that the claimed conditions are not shown to be related to service.
The deciding factor: Service medical records did not show any chronic or permanent low back disability during service, and there is no clear and unmistakable evidence of aggravation of a pre-existing condition.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Low Back Disability"}, {"condition_name":"Psychiatric Disability - Depression"}, {"condition_name":"Migraine Headaches"}, {"condition_name":"Left Hip Disability"}, {"condition_name":"Left Knee Disability"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 1, 2006
- Citation
- 0605833
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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