The Board has determined that the veteran's intervertebral disc disease did not develop during service and is not related to any in-service event. As a result, the claim for service connection is denied.
The deciding factor: There was no medical evidence linking the veteran's intervertebral disc disease to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Intervertebral disc disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2007
- Citation
- 0733435
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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).
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The Board has remanded the case due to a duty-to-assist error in the December 2019 VA examiner's opinion, which did not consider the Veteran's lay statements and other diagnoses. The AOJ should obtain an adequate VA examination for the cervical spine disability.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that the Veteran's cervical spine condition, which is related to his service-connected intervertebral disc disease, should be remanded for further examination and opinion.
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