The Board found no evidence to support the veteran's claim that his low back disorder is related to or aggravated by his service-connected left knee disorder. The issue of PTSD was remanded due to insufficient information.
The deciding factor: There is no medical nexus between the veteran's service-connected left knee disorder and his current low back disorder, nor any evidence supporting a link between his service-connected left knee disorder and his PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back disorder, Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 16, 2006
- Citation
- 0617614
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What this means for you
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