The Board has determined that the Veteran's current back disabilities are less likely than not related to his service, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran's current back disabilities are related to his in-service injuries or any other period of active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a back disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 21, 2015
- Citation
- 1535977
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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: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for residuals of a back disability, finding that new and material evidence had not been received. The Court affirmed this decision.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's current back disability was not incurred or aggravated during service and is not related to any in-service injury. The claim for service connection for residuals of a back disability is therefore denied.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to inclement weather preventing the scheduled hearing. The case will be processed again with a videoconference hearing.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to a change in the hearing officer. The Veteran is scheduled for a videoconference hearing.
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