The Veteran's lumbar spine degenerative disc disease and degenerative joint disease are related to an in-service back injury, resulting in service connection.,Fecal incontinence is proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine degenerative disc disease and/or residuals of prostate adenocarcinoma, leading to service connection.,There is no current diagnosis of a cognitive disorder (claimed as memory loss) separate from his service-connected major depressive disorder. Service connection for this condition is denied.,PTSD was not diagnosed based on the Veteran's reported stressors and symptoms did not meet DSM-5 criteria, resulting in denial of service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran’s currently diagnosed lumbar spine degenerative disc disease and degenerative joint disease is related to an in-service back injury.,Fecal incontinence was determined to be proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine degenerative disc disease and/or residuals of prostate adenocarcinoma.,The VA examiner found no current diagnosis of a cognitive disorder (claimed as memory loss) separate from his service-connected major depressive disorder, leading to denial of service connection for this condition.,PTSD was not diagnosed based on the Veteran's reported stressors and symptoms did not meet DSM-5 criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar degenerative disc disease, fecal incontinence, cognitive disorder (claimed as memory loss), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20063451
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