The Board found that the veteran's scoliosis of the thoracic spine preexisted service and was not aggravated by service. The claim for a psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety, depression, and manic depression, was also denied as it was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service, nor is it secondary to the service-connected scar of the left neck or his back disability.
The deciding factor: The veteran's scoliosis preexisted service and did not increase in severity during service. There was no competent evidence linking the psychiatric disorder to service or a service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- scoliosis of the thoracic spine, psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety, depression, and manic depression
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 22, 2008
- Citation
- 0813265
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- Granted
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