The Veteran's claim for PTSD was denied, but his depression is found to be secondary to his already service-connected low back disability. His low back disability remains at a 60 percent rating.
The deciding factor: His depression is found to be proximately due to his service-connected low back disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)), Low back disability - degenerative joint disease of L5-S1, degenerative disc disease of L4-5 and L5-S1, and lumbosacral strain
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- July 29, 2011
- Citation
- 1128386
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