The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition other than PTSD as secondary to a service-connected disability (back condition), but denied the claim for a rating in excess of 40 percent for arthritis of the lumbar spine.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on secondary aggravation by the Veteran's service-connected back condition, while the rating for his back condition remained at 40% as there were no findings warranting an increase to higher ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Condition (other than PTSD), Arthritis of the Lumbar Spine
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- March 25, 2020
- Citation
- 20021213
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