The Board denied service connection for a back disability, finding that the evidence did not support a finding of aggravation during active duty training.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that there was no evidence to suggest that the appellant's preexisting back condition was aggravated by his period of ACDUTRA.
- Claimed conditions
- Back disability (lumbar spine)
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19143700
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 940 · Granted: 21% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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).
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- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of October 27, 2021, for the award of service connection for residual scar status post squamous cell carcinoma but denied an earlier effective date for back disability.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for tension headaches, bilateral foot disability, and back disability due to issues with hearing requests, secondary service connection, and presumptive service connection. The case will be returned to the AOJ for further development.
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