The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a nerve injury and PTSD, as well as his claim of entitlement to an earlier effective date for depression. The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for osteoarthritis of the lumbar spine is also denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support the Veteran's claims for service connection for these conditions or for an earlier effective date for depression, and the assigned disability rating for his osteoarthritis of the lumbar spine is appropriate based on the current medical evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Nerve Injury, Osteoarthritis of the Lumbar Spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 5, 2011
- Citation
- 1113309
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a cervical spine disability and denied an earlier effective date for the grant of a 40 percent rating for osteoarthritis of the lumbar spine. The Veteran's cervical spine disability was not incurred in service, and his claim for increased rating for osteoarthritis of the lumbar spine is granted with an effective date of September 17, 2005.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for increased evaluations for right shoulder strain and osteoarthritis of the lumbar spine was denied. The Veteran received a rating of 40 percent for right shoulder strain (dominant) from January 6, 2012 onwards, but her claim for an increased evaluation in excess of 20 percent for osteoarthritis of the lumbar spine remains pending.
- Denied
The Veteran's lumbar spine disability is currently rated at 20 percent prior to March 7, 2016. The Board finds that the evidence does not support a higher rating for this period.
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