The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder including depression, but granted service connection for right hip sciatica as a symptom of the already service-connected lumbar spine condition. The Veteran's current symptoms are not considered separate disabilities.
The deciding factor: The radiating pain to the right hip is part of the service-connected lumbar spine disability and does not constitute a separate disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder including depression, Right hip sciatica
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 17, 2011
- Citation
- 1106527
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