The Board found that the Veteran's current chronic back strain disability is not related to his active duty service and denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show a link between the Veteran's current back strain disability and his military service, including any incident during active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic back strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 24, 2011
- Citation
- 1107459
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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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