The Veteran's service-connected sacroiliac arthritis does not prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran's service-connected disability did not preclude him from engaging in sedentary work, and there was no evidence of exceptional circumstances beyond what is contemplated by the assigned scheduler disability evaluations.
- Claimed conditions
- sacroiliac arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 2, 2015
- Citation
- 1508939
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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: Dismissed
The Veteran's claims for sacroiliac pain and arthritis were denied in April 2019. The VA Form 10182 received by the VA on April 27, 2022 was not valid as it did not identify an appealable decision regarding the issues with which the Veteran disagreed.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's diagnosed lumbar and sacroiliac arthritis, which is confirmed by radiographic imaging, is related to service. Therefore, the claim for service connection for a low back disorder is granted.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for his service-connected lumbar strain was denied as the condition does not meet the criteria for an increased rating under VA regulations.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's disability rating for chronic lumbosacral muscle strain, degenerative changes and lumbosacral spine instability, and sacroiliac arthritis was restored to 40 percent effective March 1, 2016. For the entire rating period on appeal, a higher disability rating is denied.
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