The Board granted service connection for residuals of a low back injury, finding it at least as likely as not that the veteran's current low back disability is due to in-service trauma. The remaining issues are remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: It is at least as likely as not that the veteran's upper and lower back disabilities are related to his injuries sustained during service, based on medical evidence provided by a VA physician after review of the claims file.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of low back injury, residuals of upper back (thoracic spine) injury, residuals of neck (cervical spine) injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 30, 2008
- Citation
- 0814316
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection of low back injuries due to a withdrawal by the appellant.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for both the low back and left ankle injuries, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability or relationship to service.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of low back injury, including chronic low back pain and lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between his current symptoms and active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU prior to January 23, 2015 due to incomplete records. The Veteran needs to provide Social Security Administration (SSA) medical records used in his disability benefits decision.
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