A rating in excess of 40 percent for lumbar spondylosis is denied.,The application to reopen the claim of service connection for prostate cancer is denied.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and LLE and RLE radiculopathy are not granted due to lack of evidence or insufficient evidence.,Entitlement to TDIU is inextricably intertwined with other claims and cannot be decided at this time.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a rating in excess of 40 percent for lumbar spondylosis due to lack of ankylosis or IVDS.,The evidence submitted since the April 2010 rating decision is not new and material with respect to the claim of entitlement to service connection for prostate cancer, and the claim is not reopened.,Lack of a causal relationship between the acquired psychiatric disorder and service, as well as lack of sufficient evidence supporting secondary or aggravation service connection.,The claims are inextricably intertwined due to their impact on TDIU determination.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spondylosis, prostate cancer, acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, depressive disorder, and anxiety disorder), LLE radiculopathy, RLE radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 9, 2020
- Citation
- 20039364
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