The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a lumbar disability, finding that there was no evidence of an in-service injury or disease and concluding that his current condition is not related to military service.
The deciding factor: The Board found insufficient evidence linking the Veteran's current lumbar disability to his active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19132678
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What this means for you
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- Dismissed
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- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matters for appropriate VA examinations to determine the nature and severity of the Veteran's lumbar spine and related radiculopathy disabilities.
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