The Board found that the Veteran's low back disability with radiculopathy was not incurred or aggravated by service, and is not proximately due to his service-connected right knee disability.
The deciding factor: The VA examination did not find chronic lumbar spine disability in service and concluded it was not related to service-connected right knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- low back disability with radiculopathy, hip arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 19, 2011
- Citation
- 1138935
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate development and review of his diagnosed conditions, including shoulder arthritis, hip arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome, hemorrhoids, diverticulosis, and chronic constipation.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a low back disability with radiculopathy, finding that there is no evidence of a lumbar spine disability in service or arthritis within one year following service. The VA examiner concluded that the current low back disability is not related to service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions and additional development is needed.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a low back disability with radiculopathy and remanded the issue of service connection for prostate cancer due to exposure at Camp Lejeune.
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