Back / lumbar spine decisions — 2010

The Veteran's service-connected low back disability was granted a 40 percent rating prior to June 12, 2007. The claim for TDIU remains pending.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of temporomandibular joint disorder is dismissed as he did not file a substantive appeal. The issue of whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen his claim of low back disorder is remanded.

The Veteran's lumbosacral strain is currently evaluated at 10 percent, and the evidence does not support a higher rating.

The Board found that the Veteran's low back disorder did not onset during service and is not causally related to service, thus denying his claim for service connection.

The Board found that there is no evidence to support the appellant's claims for service connection for DDD of the lumbar spine and sciatic neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, as his current conditions are not related to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine and a right clavicle disorder, finding that there was no evidence to support these conditions as being incurred or aggravated by active service.

The Board found that the Veteran's lumbar spine disability, including osteoporosis and degenerative disc disease, is not related to his service or any incident therein.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for a low back disorder due to new and material evidence submitted by the Veteran. The case is remanded for further development, including a VA examination.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's low back disability had its onset in service and is related to his active military service, granting service connection for a low back condition.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome is denied as there is no current diagnosis of the condition.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a low back disorder is denied as his current back disorder is less likely than not caused by or related to an in-service motor vehicle accident.

The Board found no credible evidence linking the Veteran's back disability to service and denied his claim.

The Board found that the Veteran's lumbar spine disability was not incurred in or aggravated by his active service, and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining service treatment records and a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any neck and back disability.

The Veteran's degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine at L5-S1 is currently rated as 20 percent disabling, and his claim for an increased rating has been denied.

The Board has granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability, but denied service connection for hay fever and sinus disease and numbness of the feet and toes. The Veteran's hemorrhoids are currently rated as noncompensable.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for a back disability and hypertension, finding that new and material evidence had not been presented to reopen the claims. The claim for a back disability was denied due to lack of medical evidence linking the condition to service or post-service treatment. The hypertension claim was also denied as there is no indication of hypertension during service and insufficient evidence connecting it to service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including VA examinations to assess the nature and etiology of her claimed disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected lower back strain with degenerative disc disease and degenerative joint disease is being remanded due to the need for additional examination and consideration of new evidence.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for non-service connected disability pension benefits and service connection for hypertension and osteoarthritis of the lumbar spine. The evidence submitted since the previous denial was not considered new and material to reopen any of these claims.

The Board has denied the Veteran's request to reopen his claim of service connection for a low back disability, finding that no new and material evidence has been received.