Granted

The Board has granted a 60 percent disability rating for the service-connected chronic bronchitis from April 1, 2003. The Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is also addressed in the REMAND portion of this decision and is REMANDED to the RO via the Appeals Management Center (AMC).

The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran's current psychiatric disorder was less likely as not caused by or a result of his active service, but did not consider the Veteran's competent and credible lay reports of continuity of symptomatology since service.

Claimed conditions: Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (Recurrent Major Depression)
How they argued it: Not specified
Exposure basis: None
Rating assigned: 60%
Decision date: April 6, 2011
Citation: 1113612

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Denied
The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including recurrent major depression, and for degenerative disc and/or joint disease of the lumbosacral spine. The veteran's current conditions are not shown to be related to her military service or a service-connected disability.,An increased evaluation for tendinitis of the right ankle was also denied.

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