The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for a low back disability, finding that there was no evidence of a chronic condition in service or during the first post-service year. The most probative medical evidence did not support a link between his current low back disability and his military service.
The deciding factor: The VA expert opinion concluded that the Veteran's current low back disability is more likely due to an August 1981 motor vehicle accident on ACDUTRA, which he sustained while in active duty for training (ACDUTRA).
- Claimed conditions
- low back degenerative disc disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 12, 2017
- Citation
- 1711751
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- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for low back degenerative disc disease and remanded the claims for a right knee disability, migraine headaches, neck disability, left shoulder disability, and right shoulder disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for low back degenerative disc disease, dry eyes as secondary to right eye pterygium, preglaucoma as secondary to right eye pterygium, and a compensable rating for right eye pterygium due to duty-to-assist errors in obtaining adequate opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's conditions and service.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for all issues related to the initial ratings and service connection claims. The Board dismissed the appeal due to the Veteran's withdrawal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evaluation of the Veteran's low back disability, including lack of range of motion measurements in weight bearing and non-weight bearing conditions.
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