The Board has determined that the Veteran's low back disability and psychiatric disabilities are service-connected, with no issues remaining unresolved. The hearing testimony and medical records support these findings.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows a direct relationship between the Veteran's in-service experiences and his current conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- low back disability (degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine), psychiatric disability (adjustment disorder with depressed mood, PTSD, and other specified trauma-or-stressor-related disorder)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 30, 2016
- Citation
- 1634075
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