The Board found that the Veteran's current low back condition is not related to service and denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the in-service injury was a soft tissue injury, and the 2000 motor vehicle accident and years of construction work are what accelerated the progression of the Veteran's conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- spondylosis of the lumbosacral spine, chronic myofascial low back pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2014
- Citation
- 1444897
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for higher ratings for intervertebral disc syndrome and left lower extremity radiculopathy were denied as his conditions did not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 20 percent.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for spondylosis of the lumbosacral spine is dismissed as he opted-in to the modernized review system.
- Granted
The Veteran's lumbosacral spondylolisthesis and spondylosis of the lumbosacral spine have been granted a compensable initial rating (10%) effective May 13, 2011.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted a disability rating of 20 percent for left lower extremity sciatica prior to January 5, 2015. The issue of entitlement to increased ratings for the Veteran's spondylosis of the lumbosacral spine is remanded.
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