Back / lumbar spine decisions — 2018

13,144 vetted Board decisions in 2018.

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New decisions are added every week, and older years are actively being backfilled — a year that looks thin or missing here (especially 2011–2017) is a gap in our library, not in the Board’s decisions.

GrantedJanuary 2018
The Board has granted service connection for bilateral knee disabilities, including osteoarthritis of the right knee and residuals of a total left knee replacement. The issues of increased ratings for lumbar spine DDD and lower extremity radiculopathy have been dismissed due to withdrawal by the Veteran.
Remanded (sent back)January 2018
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to outstanding service treatment records and for additional medical examinations.
Partly grantedJanuary 2018
The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for right lower extremity radiculopathy was denied, but he was granted TDIU on extra-schedular basis. The effective date is not specified.
GrantedJanuary 2018
The Veteran's lumbar spine disability is currently rated at 20 percent, and the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted. The Veteran's right foot/ankle disorder and Gulf War Syndrome claims are addressed in the REMAND portion of this decision.

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