The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorder, skin disorder, general arthritis, leg and knee disorder, back disorder, and neck disorder are not service-connected. The Board found no clear evidence of a pre-existing condition aggravated by service or any other aggravation during service.
The deciding factor: The Board concluded that there was insufficient evidence to support the Veteran's claims for service connection due to lack of clear and unmistakable evidence showing a pre-existing condition aggravated by service, as well as conflicting diagnoses over time.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (including paranoid schizophrenia), Skin Disorder, General Arthritis, to include bone pain, Leg and Knee Disorder (left knee degenerative joint disease), Back Disorder, Neck Disorder, Residuals of Concussion
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2018
- Citation
- 1805627
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