The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim of entitlement to service connection for a back disorder due to lack of evidence showing that the current disability is causally related to active service.
The deciding factor: The newly submitted evidence did not show that the veteran's current complaints and diagnosis are related to his active service.
- Claimed conditions
- spondylosis of the lumbosacral spine
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 14, 2008
- Citation
- 0835143
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Search VA.gov for the original decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 0835143.
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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for spondylosis of the lumbosacral spine is dismissed as he opted-in to the modernized review system.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's lumbosacral spondylolisthesis and spondylosis of the lumbosacral spine have been granted a compensable initial rating (10%) effective May 13, 2011.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted a disability rating of 20 percent for left lower extremity sciatica prior to January 5, 2015. The issue of entitlement to increased ratings for the Veteran's spondylosis of the lumbosacral spine is remanded.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's back disability is secondary to her service-connected bilateral knee disabilities.
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