Back / lumbar spine decisions — 2018

The Board has determined that the Veteran's low back disability is related to his service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various knee and foot disabilities, as well as an increased rating for sinusitis. The appeals are being returned to the AOJ for further development.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the schedular requirements for a TDIU, and there is no evidence of an extraschedular rating on appeal. The Board finds that the Veteran is capable of performing light, sedentary occupational activities despite his service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's application to reopen his previously denied claim for service connection for a nervous condition was granted. Service connection for IVDS with lumbar DDD and a surgical scar, left lower quadrant were also granted. The Veteran's claim for somnambulism (sleep disorder) is remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for neck disability, back disability, and left ankle arthritis due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology. The Veteran's testimony indicates that his current disabilities may be related to service-connected right shoulder disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including lumbar spondylolisthesis, refractive error (now claimed as blurry vision), bilateral hearing loss, high blood pressure, diabetes mellitus type 2, and a right eye injury. The evidence did not establish a link between these conditions and active service.

The Board has granted service connection for various conditions, including right ankle disorder, left foot disorder, right foot disorder, left knee disorder, low back disorder, and depression as secondary to other service-connected disabilities. Effective May 13, 2013, the Veteran's service-connected disorders have been rated appropriately.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to inadequate or incomplete examinations in previous rating decisions.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral foot condition, lower back condition as secondary to a bilateral foot condition, and bilateral knee condition as secondary to a bilateral foot condition must be remanded due to insufficient evidence in the record.

The Veteran's initial rating for his left shoulder disability and lumbar spine disability, as well as the right leg radiculopathy, are being remanded due to incomplete records and need for further examination.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to insufficient medical opinions and need for further examination. The issues include lumbar spine condition, bilateral knee condition, and abdominal aortic aneurysm.

The Board has determined that there is not enough evidence to support a finding of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, recurrent urinary tract infection, left hip disability, right hip disability, right knee disability, hand pain (claimed as cyst on the hand), back disability, shin splints, or skin rashes on the arm. The claims are being remanded for further examination and opinion.

Your claims for increased ratings for cervicalgia and arthritis, low back pain are being remanded to allow the VA to consider all new evidence.

The Veteran's claims for various conditions, including right knee disorder, bilateral eye disorder, low back disorder, bilateral flat feet, degenerative arthritis (arthritis throughout the body), left knee disorder, and hypertension have all been denied as there is no evidence of a nexus to service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including ischemic heart disease and lumbar spine degenerative joint disease, rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board granted TDIU based on the combined effects of his service-connected conditions.

The Board has granted the claim of service connection for urinary incontinence as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar disc disease, finding that the condition is proximately due to his back disability.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection due to new evidence submitted, but remands the case for further development as to whether his current low back disability is related to his military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for low back and left knee disabilities, including as secondary to her right knee disability, are denied. The Board has remanded the case due to issues with effective dates.

The Board denied service connection for cervical and lumbar spine disabilities, finding no causal relationship to the Veteran's active service.

The Board denied service connection for a low back disorder, bilateral knee disorder, and headaches. The evidence did not support the Veteran's claims that these conditions were related to his military service.,The VA examiners found no link between current diagnoses of degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, osteophyte formation in the knees, and migraine headaches with any documented symptoms or injuries during service.