The Board denied service connection for cervical spine disability, right hip disability, left knee disability, and right knee disability. The claim of service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder was also denied.,Service connection could not be established as the Veteran did not have a current disability that began during or was related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The Board found no evidence of any chronic disease in service, and there is no continuity of symptoms since service. The diagnoses of cervical spine disability, right hip degenerative changes, left knee degenerative changes, and right knee degenerative changes were not established as being related to service.,Service connection could not be granted because the Veteran did not have a current disability that began during or was related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine disability, right hip degenerative changes, left knee degenerative changes, right knee degenerative changes, acquired psychiatric disorder (depressive disorder NOS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- June 19, 2018
- Citation
- 18112427
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