The Board denied a separate rating for neurological manifestations of the Veteran's service-connected chronic musculoskeletal back pain, finding no evidence of any additional neurological deficiency warranting a separate disability rating.
The deciding factor: There was no identified separate neurological disability due to the service-connected back disability, such as bowel or bladder dysfunction, foot drop, limitation of flexion, etc.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic musculoskeletal back pain, neurological manifestations
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 18, 2009
- Citation
- 0923078
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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).
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