The veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from maintaining substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: There was no demonstration by competent clinical evidence that the veteran's service-connected disabilities precluded him from maintaining substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and occupational experience.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of a low back injury, status post laminectomy, Chronic neurologic disease, left lower extremity associated with low back disability, Chronic neurologic disease, right lower extremity associated with low back disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 1, 2008
- Citation
- 0810753
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board finds that the veteran's current back disability is more likely than not due to in-service manifestations and grants service connection.
- Partly granted
The veteran's service connection for residuals of a low back injury was granted, while the claims for an initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent for anxiety disorder with somatic features and for service connection for residuals of a hip injury were denied.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a low back injury, as there was no evidence that his current chronic low back disorder was related to active duty.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board is remanding the claims for service connection for residuals of low back, left shoulder and neck injuries, as well as the claim for prostate cancer, due to an inadequate medical opinion from a previous VA examination.
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