Back / lumbar spine decisions — 2008

The Board denied service connection for a back disability, including as secondary to the veteran's service-connected right knee disorder.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, chronic lumbar strain and tinea pedis, do not preclude him from maintaining substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and occupational experience.

The Board denied service connection for a low back condition and a thoracic spine condition as they were not related to any incident of service.

The Board found that the veteran's thoracolumbar strain did not meet the criteria for a higher rating prior to March 27, 2007, but from that date forward, she was granted a 20 percent evaluation.

The appeal is remanded to the agency of original jurisdiction for further development and readjudication.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for low back disability to include arthritis of the spine, as there was no evidence of a chronic disability in service or continuity of symptomatology since discharge.

The veteran's degenerative disc disease of the lumbar and cervical spine, headaches, and insomnia were denied service connection. However, a left trapezius muscle strain was granted service connection.

The veteran's lumbar strain was evaluated at different levels during the appeal period, with no increase in rating granted beyond 20%.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a right leg disability and back disability due to lack of evidence showing current disabilities or a nexus between the claimed conditions and his military service.

The appeal for service connection for a back disorder was denied as there is no evidence of a relationship between the veteran's current back disorder and his military service.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for an increased evaluation of 20 percent or more for his low back strain with degenerative changes at the sacroiliac joint.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for the service-connected lumbar spine disability was remanded to obtain a more contemporaneous examination.

The Board denied service connection for morbid obesity and low back pain as there was no evidence of these conditions during active service or a link between them and the veteran's military service.

The veteran's claims for service connection for a hearing loss disability and low back disability are being remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and continued the 20 percent rating for lumbosacral strain.

The veteran withdrew his appeals for increased evaluations for the listed conditions.

The Board denied service connection for a back condition and hypertension as there was no evidence of in-service incurrence or aggravation, and the conditions were not shown to be related to service.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, sinusitis, and the veteran's knee conditions as there was no evidence of these conditions in service or within one year of discharge. The Board also found that the veteran did not meet the criteria for a higher rating for his left and right knee chrondomalacia.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for residuals of a left great toe injury with arthritis, but denied service connection for bilateral knee and low back disorders as well as bilateral shin splints.

The Board denied service connection for a low back disorder and denied increased ratings for degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine.