Back / lumbar spine decisions — 2006

The Board is remanding the case for additional development to determine if the veteran's current right shoulder, elbow, knee, and lumbar spine disabilities are related to his military service or a service-connected disability.

The Board has remanded the case for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the veteran's back condition, as well as for obtaining relevant medical records.

The veteran is seeking service connection for a low back disability on a secondary basis to his service-connected shell fragment wounds. The case has been remanded due to the need for further development, including obtaining an opinion from a physician regarding the relationship between the lumbosacral strain and the service-connected conditions.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the veteran's claims for service connection for low back disability and bilateral hearing loss. The case is now REMANDED for further development.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and low back disorder are denied as there is no evidence of a current disability or causal link to service.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings are being remanded due to the need for additional development and examination.

The Board has determined that the veteran's residuals of a right shoulder injury are due to service and grants this claim. The back disorder and right hip disorder claims will be held in abeyance pending further development.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for scheduling a Board hearing at the RO.

The VA denied an increased rating for the veteran's service-connected low back disability, currently rated at 20 percent.

The Board has denied service connection for gastrointestinal and low back disorders, but the case is being remanded due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the relationship between current disabilities and military service.

The Board found that the veteran's low back injury in service was acute and transitory, and any current low back disability is unrelated to his period of service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's migraine headaches and arthritis of the lumbar spine were incurred during his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed disabilities, including a back disability, tinnitus, hypertension, pseudophakia of the eyes, and epilepsy, were not incurred or aggravated by active service. The evidence does not support presumptive service connection based on radiation exposure.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a back disability, finding that there was insufficient evidence to link his current condition to his in-service trauma.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 40 percent for the veteran's service-connected chronic lumbosacral strain, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under the applicable VA rating criteria.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for headaches and right shoulder disorder, as well as his request for an increased rating for low back disorder. The evidence does not support a finding that any of these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.

The Board found no evidence of a low back disability incurred or aggravated by service and denied the claim for service connection. The gynecological disorder was also not linked to service.

The Board found no evidence of a back injury during service and concluded that the current lumbar disability is not related to military service.

The VA denied an increased evaluation for lumbosacral strain, finding that the veteran's condition did not meet criteria warranting a higher rating.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current back disability is not related to his military service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.