The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder and granted a 20 percent rating for the veteran's lower back disability, effective from the date of the decision.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support a finding that the veteran's psychiatric disorder began during his military service or was aggravated by it. For his lower back disability, the Board found no objective medical evidence showing severe intervertebral disc syndrome or incapacitating episodes warranting a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- psychiatric disorder, lower back disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- June 15, 2006
- Citation
- 0617432
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