The Board denied service connection for a low back disability, degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, to include as secondary to the service-connected left knee disability; and also denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder to include as secondary to the service-connected disabilities. The Board also found that there was no evidence of a respiratory or breathing disability, numbness in the arms and legs, headaches, anemia, or any other claimed conditions.
The deciding factor: The additional evidence presented since the adverse decisions in July 2002 by the RO is either redundant or cumulative evidence or evidence that does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims for service connection. Additionally, there was no evidence to support the existence of the claimed disabilities during or after service.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back disability, degenerative disc disease, Psychiatric disorder, Respiratory or breathing disability, Cervical spine disability, Loss of feeling in arms and legs, Headaches, Anemia
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 29, 2008
- Citation
- 0814065
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