The Board found that the veteran's degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine with radiculopathy was not incurred in or aggravated by service and may not be presumed to have been incurred during service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the veteran's current low back disability was not related to service, noting no indication of any immediate course of treatment or medical care after military discharge.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine with radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2007
- Citation
- 0734835
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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: Granted
The Veteran's depressive disorder is granted as service-connected. TDIU due to service-connected disabilities prior to March 30, 2015 is also granted.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including VA examinations to assess the severity of his service-connected low back disability and any associated neurological symptoms.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain updated VA treatment records, arrange for the Veteran to undergo a VA spine examination, and ensure all due process requirements are met.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for a lumbar spine disability and did not reopen the claim of service connection for hypertension.
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