Back / lumbar spine decisions — 2007

The Board denied service connection for both a low back disability and a cervical spine disability, finding no current disabilities or medical nexus to service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for low back pain and secondary service connection for low back pain due to fibromyalgia, finding that there is no evidence linking these conditions to active service or a service-connected disability.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disability and a right ankle disability, finding that there is no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has requested additional information from the appellant regarding his cervical and lumbosacral strain conditions, which he claims are related to his service-connected right shoulder tendonitis. The case is being remanded for further development of these issues.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen the veteran's service connection claim for a back disability, resulting in a denial of the appeal.

The VA has granted an initial rating of 20 percent for the service-connected degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, effective from June 17, 2003.

The Board has granted a non-compensable rating for the veteran's thoracolumbar strain with degenerative and discogenic disease of L4-5, but is now remanding to obtain additional evidence in order to determine if a higher initial evaluation can be assigned.

The Board has ordered the case remanded for consideration of an extraschedular rating due to potential application of 38 C.F.R. � 3.321(b).

The veteran's service-connected lumbosacral strain does not preclude him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a low back disorder, finding that there is no evidence linking his current condition to his military service.

The Board granted service connection for osteoarthritis of the left knee, status post excision of osteochondroma with a rating of 10 percent disabling effective from June 19, 2001. The earlier effective date request was also granted.

The Board is remanding the case to the RO for further action, including adjudicating whether prior rating actions denying service connection for a low back disability were clearly and unmistakably erroneous.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a low back condition and a sinus condition, as well as his request for an increased rating for his right wrist disability. The evidence does not support a finding that any of these conditions are related to military service.

The Board has determined that further development is needed before the claims can be decided.

The Board found that the veteran's left below-the-knee amputation and osteomyelitis of the spine were not caused by VA negligence, thus denying compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his chronic back pain with degenerative changes at all lumbar levels and both S1 joints, as well as his sciatic radulopathy, left lower extremity. The initial rating of 10 percent was maintained.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and a VA examination. The veteran's claim for service connection for low back pain is being reviewed.

The Board has ordered a remand for further examination and development of the veteran's claims for service connection for low back and bilateral shoulder disabilities. The case will be returned to the Board after this is completed.

The Board has ordered additional development due to the need for confirmation of the veteran's account of his back disability during basic training in 1963, and to obtain Social Security Administration records relevant to his claim.

The VA denied an extension of a temporary total evaluation for convalescence following surgery for service-connected degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, effective to June 1, 2005.