The Board has determined that the Veteran's vertebral fracture, claimed as fractured back, had its onset during active military service and is therefore granted service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found a nexus between the Veteran's vertebral fracture and his active military service due to the motor vehicle accident he was involved in while on active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- vertebral fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 8, 2026
- Citation
- A26032335
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a lumbosacral strain, degenerative arthritis, lumbar retrolisthesis, a vertebral fracture, and DDD (back disability), as well as right and left lower extremity radiculopathy secondary to the back disability. The decision is based on evidence showing an in-service fall causing a back injury that led to current diagnoses.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection for various back and neck conditions were denied. The claim for hypertension associated with herbicide exposure was remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further action due to new evidence submitted regarding the character of discharge, and also because these issues are intertwined with the decision on the character of discharge.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claims for a TDIU and eligibility for DEA under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35 have been granted effective from February 27, 2012. The Board has dismissed the appeal as there are no longer any pending issues or controversies.
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