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The Board has reopened the Veteran's previously denied claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include as secondary to his service-connected chronic lumbar myositis. The case is remanded for further development and a new VA examination.

The deciding factor: New evidence was submitted that bears directly on the issue of service connection for the Veteran's current psychiatric condition, which he claims is related to his service-connected low back disability.

Claimed conditions
anxiety neurosis, recurrent major depression
How they argued it
Secondary to another service-connected condition
Exposure basis
None
Rating assigned
None in this decision
Decision date
July 3, 2012
Citation
1223079

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