The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a back disability, headaches, and an acquired psychiatric disability. The Board found that there was no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners provided opinions indicating that the Veteran’s current disabilities were not related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- back disability (degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine), headaches (migraine and/or tension headaches), acquired psychiatric disability (depression and insomnia)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 5, 2020
- Citation
- 20038747
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