The Board has granted service connection for a lumbar spine disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder, both related to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral knee disorder. The right ear hearing loss is also found to be related to in-service noise exposure. However, the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder solely for eligibility purposes under 38 U.S.C. § 1702 is dismissed as moot.
The deciding factor: The Board resolved all doubt in favor of the Veteran and granted service connection based on secondary service connection due to his service-connected bilateral knee disorder, which caused or aggravated his lumbar spine disorder and acquired psychiatric disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine disorder, acquired psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 25, 2021
- Citation
- 21065095
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