The Board denied service connection for a low back disability and left shoulder impingement syndrome, finding no current diagnosed disabilities that meet the criteria for service connection.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show any current diagnosed disabilities of the low back or left shoulder that resulted in functional impairment or impaired earning capacity.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain (low back disability), left shoulder impingement syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 11, 2026
- Citation
- A26012825
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to a duty to assist error. The VA will obtain new opinions from different VA examiners to address whether the Veteran's conditions were incurred or aggravated by his military service, including exposure during combat.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for SMC based on loss of use of the left upper extremity is remanded due to inadequate examination and opinion regarding her service-connected disabilities.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for left shoulder impingement syndrome as there was no evidence of an in-service injury or event that could be linked to his current condition.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a lumbosacral strain (low back disability) based on the Veteran's in-service injury and his current symptoms. The decision is binding only with respect to this specific case.
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