Service connection for the veteran's low back disability and related psychiatric disorder was granted. The claims for heart disease and skin cancer were remanded.

The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence supported service connection for the low back disability and the secondary psychiatric condition, but required more information to decide on the heart disease and skin cancer claims.

Claimed conditions

low back disability, diagnosed lumbar spondylosis and degenerative lumbar disc disease, acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed depressive disorder due to chronic pain, with depressive features, heart disease, to include atrial fibrillation and coronary artery disease, skin cancer to include malignant basal cell neoplasm of skin

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

Agent Orange / herbicides

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

January 15, 2025

Citation

A25003704

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