The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for myositis, right lumbar paravertebral muscles and granted it. The acquired psychiatric disorder is also found to be related to his service-connected back condition.,VA will schedule the Veteran for a VA examination to determine if any diagnosed conditions concerning knee arthralgia and right ankle fracture and tibiotalar fusion are etiologically related to his now service-connected myositis, right lumbar paravertebral muscles.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran's back condition was initially incurred during active military service. The acquired psychiatric disorder is found to be secondary to his service-connected back condition.,VA will schedule a VA examination to determine if any diagnosed conditions concerning knee arthralgia and right ankle fracture and tibiotalar fusion are related to his now service-connected myositis, right lumbar paravertebral muscles.
- Claimed conditions
- Myositis, right lumbar paravertebral muscles, Acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and MDD)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 29, 2017
- Citation
- 1761079
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