The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluation for organic brain syndrome, service connection for a bowel and/or bladder disorder, and service connection for degenerative lumbar disc disease with left sciatica. The effective date of the grant of service connection for degenerative lumbar disc disease was determined to be February 10, 1992.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claim for service connection for a back disability was denied in November 1985 and again in June 1987. The RO granted the veteran service connection for degenerative lumbar disc disease with left sciatica on February 10, 1992, more than one year after his separation from active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- organic brain syndrome, degenerative lumbar disc disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 27, 2006
- Citation
- 0618800
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