The Board denied service connection for a lumbar back disability, finding that the evidence did not establish a nexus to service and that no new and material evidence had been received to reopen the claim.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show a nexus between the lumbar back disability and military service, and no new and material evidence was submitted to reopen the previously denied claim.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar back disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 2, 2021
- Citation
- 21039978
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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: Denied
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