The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for degenerative joint disease of the sacroiliac joint and lumbar spine spondylosis, finding that there is no evidence of such conditions during or within one year after service. The Board also found that these conditions are not otherwise related to service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion concluded that the current low back pain was less likely as not related to service due to lack of documentation of low back pain until 25 years post-service.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease of the Sacroiliac Joint, Lumbar Spine Spondylosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 30, 2013
- Citation
- 1331421
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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).
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