Back / lumbar spine decisions — 2006

The Board found that the veteran's current back disorder is not related to his military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for low back pain, status post lumbar laminectomy, as it is not related to his active military service or a service-connected condition.

The Board has determined that the veteran's low back disorder and acquired psychiatric disorder are not related to his military service.

The veteran's claims for increased evaluations and service connection were denied. The initial evaluations assigned by the RO are maintained.

The Board has granted service connection for a neck disability and a low back disability, finding that the veteran's current symptoms are related to his military service.

The Board found that the veteran's low back disability was not incurred in or aggravated by service and denied his claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current low back or right foot disability and therefore service connection is denied for both conditions.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, degenerative disease of the lumbosacral spine, and bilateral hearing loss due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating for his lower back disability and service connection for arthritis of both hips. The evidence did not support granting any of these claims.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for a cervical and lumbar spine disorder, finding that his timely Substantive Appeal was not received to complete an appeal from a June 1999 rating decision.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including VA examinations and medical records review.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, which include psoriatic arthritis with scoliosis of the dorsolumbar spine and multiple skin conditions, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted entitlement to TDIU based on these disabilities.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected chronic lumbosacral joint sprain warrants a disability rating of 40 percent, reflecting severe limitation of motion in the thoracolumbar spine.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and declined to reopen the claim of low back strain due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current back disability and therefore, service connection is denied.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to inadequate VA examinations and the need for further clarification of his claims.

The Board denied service connection for a neck injury, chronic low back disability, and heart disorder. The veteran's claims were also not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to insufficient examination reports and incomplete information.

The Board found that the preponderance of evidence is against a finding that the veteran's low back disability had its onset during service or was related to his military service. The claim for service connection was denied.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for low back pain with degenerative discs and PTSD. The Board found that there is no evidence linking the current low back condition to military service, and thus denied the claim.