The Board has determined that the Veteran's degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine is attributable to his active duty service, and thus grants service connection for this condition. The issue regarding an acquired psychiatric disorder remains pending.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine is found to be directly related to his period of active military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine, Acquired psychiatric disorder (to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD))
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 4, 2015
- Citation
- 1533022
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