The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, thoracic spine scoliosis, and lumbar spine degenerative disc disease. The Board found that there was no evidence of a current disability related to service or pre-existing conditions being aggravated by service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners determined that the Veteran's schizoaffective disorder did not have its onset in service and was not caused by his military service, and that his thoracic spine scoliosis did not worsen during service beyond its natural progression. The examiner also found no evidence of a current lumbar spine disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disability (schizoaffective disorder), Thoracic spine scoliosis, Lumbar spine degenerative disc disease
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 10, 2015
- Citation
- 1534151
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