The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating or an earlier effective date.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show any new or material evidence to reopen the claim, nor did it demonstrate symptoms warranting a higher rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as sleeping problem and/or depression), Multilevel discogenic disease at L3-L4, L4-L5 and L5-S1, lumbar myositis, Demyelinating sensory peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity secondary to service-connected multilevel discogenic disease, lumbar myositis, Demyelinating sensory peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity secondary to service-connected multilevel discogenic disease, lumbar myositis, Degenerative joint disease at the right first metacarpophalangeal joint (right hand condition), Left little finger disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2011
- Citation
- 1101193
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- Denied
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- Denied
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