The Board finds that the current cervical spine disability is not related to the service-connected lumbar spine disability and thus, denies the claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The clinical evidence of record suggests that the current cervical spine disability may be related to a motor vehicle accident rather than the service-connected lumbar spine disability.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine disc herniation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 6, 2015
- Citation
- 1514720
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted an effective date of March 16, 2023, for ratings ranging from 10 to 50 percent for various service-connected conditions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to an earlier effective date for service connection and basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance due to a lack of documentation regarding efforts made to contact the RO in Los Angeles, California, for records that might corroborate the Veteran's claim.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's petitions to readjudicate his claims for service connection for cervical spine disc herniation, cervical radiculopathy of the bilateral upper extremities, right shoulder strain, and cluster headaches as secondary to cervical spine disc herniation due to lack of new and relevant evidence.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional records and further review of the claims, including those related to effective dates.
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