The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for lumbosacral spine disability, cervical neck disability, bilateral cataract disability, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and schizoaffective disorder, depressed type. The evidence does not support a finding that any of these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service treatment records do not show any diagnosis of the claimed disabilities, and there is no credible evidence linking them to his time in service.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral spine disability, cervical neck disability, bilateral cataract disability, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), schizoaffective disorder, depressed type
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 2, 2018
- Citation
- 18147298
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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