The Board has denied service connection for the Veteran's claimed musculoskeletal and neurological conditions, finding that they are not proximately due to or aggravated by her service-connected lumbosacral spine strain.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a finding of secondary service connection for the Veteran's claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- musculoskeletal condition (including spinal stenosis, disc herniation, degenerative disc disease (DDD), and sacroiliac (SI) joint inflammation of the right side), neurological condition (right lower extremity radiculopathy/neuropathy and low back numbness)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2020
- Citation
- 20006568
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for degenerative disc disease (DDD) was dismissed by the Veteran in written correspondence.
- Partly granted
The Board denied a rating in excess of 40 percent for lumbosacral strain and granted an effective date of November 5, 2007, but no earlier, for TDIU.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for right shoulder, thoracolumbar spine, and ankle disabilities based on their relationship to the Veteran's active service.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for degenerative disc disease was dismissed as the Veteran withdrew the issue in January 2025.
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