The Board has denied service connection for chronic lumbar spine disorder and chronic cervical spine disorder as there is no evidence of a current disability related to active service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's STRs do not show any treatment or diagnosis for a chronic lumbar spine disorder or a chronic cervical spine disorder. The April 2013 VA examiner concluded that the Veteran’s lumbar spine disorder was less likely than not due to his active service and provided adequate rationale for this opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic lumbar spine disorder, chronic cervical spine disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 24, 2019
- Citation
- 19174217
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a chronic cervical spine disorder to obtain an addendum VA medical opinion that substantially complies with prior remand directives.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for a chronic lumbar spine disorder as there was no evidence of a causal relationship between the current disability and an in-service injury, and no continuity of symptomatology since service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for various musculoskeletal disorders and granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further medical opinions.
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