The Board denied service connection for a low back disorder and a psychiatric disorder, finding that the Veteran's current conditions were not incurred or aggravated by military service.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish a nexus between the Veteran's current low back and psychiatric disorders and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- low back disorder, psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2010
- Citation
- 1008012
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What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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