The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including her back disability. The issues of entitlement to higher ratings for bilateral knee disability and back disability with associated radiculopathy of the left lower extremity and scar post-spinal surgery are remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the acquired psychiatric disorder is proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including her back disability. The issues of higher ratings for bilateral knee disability and back disability with associated radiculopathy of the left lower extremity and scar post-spinal surgery are remanded.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder, Bilateral knee disability, Back disability with associated radiculopathy of the left lower extremity and scar post-spinal surgery
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 21, 2023
- Citation
- 23010417
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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