The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for intervertebral disc disorder of the lumbar spine, finding that there is an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence regarding whether his current condition was incurred in or related to an in-service event.
The deciding factor: The Board found that while the Veteran sustained a fall during active duty which caused him chronic low back pain, post-service medical records also document other potential causes for his current condition such as a workplace injury and motor vehicle accident. However, the Board concluded that the evidence did not clearly weigh against the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- intervertebral disc disorder of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 22, 2026
- Citation
- A26037805
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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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- Denied
The Veteran's low back disability was not found to warrant a higher rating prior to December 16, 2019. From that date, the disability was also not found to warrant a higher rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service-connected intervertebral disc disorder and associated radiculopathy are being remanded for further evaluation due to the need for a new VA examination.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for cervicalgia and intervertebral disc disorder of the lumbar spine.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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