The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's current low back injury to his service, and denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: There was no objective medical evidence showing a low back injury during service or any abnormal findings attributed to a low back disability during service. The post-service medical records showed chronic low back pain but were not linked to the veteran's service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a low back injury, fractured pelvis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2003
- Citation
- 0334911
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a low back injury is remanded due to the need for additional evidence, including SSA records and medical records from Brackenridge Hospital in Austin, Texas, and UVA Hospital System.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete development, including failing to schedule and notify him of examinations. The issues are now pending again for further development.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for pseudofolliculitis barbae, left hip strain, fractured pelvis, low back disability, heel spurs (right and left), diabetes mellitus, and cerebrovascular accident (stroke) as secondary to diabetes mellitus due to inconsistencies in medical records and need for further examination.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the service connection claims for residuals of a low back injury and post-traumatic headaches due to the Veteran's death.
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