The Board found no evidence of a low back disorder or lumbar degenerative disc disease that was incurred or aggravated by service, and thus denied the Veteran's claims.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence showing a chronic low back disorder during service or any link between current symptoms and service. The MRI did not show any acute fracture but revealed multilevel disc bulging and wedge compression at L1 level.
- Claimed conditions
- low back disorder, lumbar degenerative disc disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 11, 2014
- Citation
- 1431270
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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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