The Board denied service connection for a low back condition and a respiratory disorder, but granted service connection for pulmonary hypertension. The veteran's depression was rated at 70 percent under the criteria for PTSD. Service connection for right knee disability and left knee disability were both denied, as was a compensable evaluation for costochondritis.
The deciding factor: The Board found no medical evidence linking current low back condition or respiratory disorder to service. Pulmonary hypertension was granted on secondary basis due to service-connected lupus erythematosus.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Degenerative disc disease of L4-5 and L5-S1","location":"Low back"}, {"condition_name":"Pulmonary hypertension","location":"Respiratory system"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 30, 2006
- Citation
- 0619331
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