Denied
The Board denied service connection for a lumbar spine disability and an acquired psychiatric disability, but remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's current diagnoses were related to her active service.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative changes of the lumbar spine, Acquired psychiatric disability (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25104114
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