The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's low back disorder, finding that it was not incurred or aggravated during his active duty and is not related to any in-service event. The claim for accrued benefits purposes was also denied as the appellant filed her claim more than one year after the Veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that there was no evidence of a chronic low back disorder during service, nor could it be presumed due to exposure to Agent Orange or other factors. The disability is not shown to have been caused by any in-service event and is not related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spondylosis with stenosis, degenerative spondylolisthesis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 7, 2014
- Citation
- 1420601
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions and incomplete service records. The Veteran's back disability is being reviewed again with a focus on his active-duty service.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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