The Board has determined that the Veteran's back/spine disability was not incurred in or aggravated by active duty and service connection for this condition is denied.
The deciding factor: There is no objective medical evidence linking the current low back condition to service, and post-service records do not support a link between the Veteran's current low back disability and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- back/spine disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 7, 2009
- Citation
- 0929581
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 0929581.
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: Denied
The Board denied service connection for right shoulder, left shoulder, neck/cervical spine, and back/spine disabilities. The Veteran's STRs were unremarkable for complaints of these conditions.,Service connection was not granted as the earliest clinical evidence of current symptoms is more than a decade after separation from service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development of evidence. The issues include his back/spine disability, depression, erectile dysfunction, memory loss, dizziness/unbalance disability, bilateral upper extremity disabilities, bilateral lower extremity disabilities, bilateral knee arthralgia, and tinnitus.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to the unavailability of his service treatment records and the need for further medical examination.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim of service connection for a spine/back disability due to insufficient clarification from the examiner regarding whether the congenital condition is a disease or defect, and if it arose during active duty.
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