Back / lumbar spine decisions — 2022

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not substantially contribute to his overall vocational impairment, and he has overcome any impairment of employment due to his extensive work history and education.

The Board has decided that service connection for tinea pedis is granted. The issues of service connection for a neck disability, back disability, headaches, and sleep apnea are remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate examination and opinions regarding the Veteran's back condition. The Veteran is seeking service connection for his back condition, which includes in-service parachute jumps and a history of bilateral pes planus.

The Board has remanded the claims for an eating disorder, asthma, and low back disability due to additional development being necessary.

The Board has remanded the issue of entitlement to a TDIU on an extraschedular basis from August 12, 2011 to February 24, 2022 due to insufficient evidence in the record regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected disabilities alone are sufficient to produce unemployability.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's respiratory condition, back disability, right hip disability, right knee disability, and left knee disability. The conditions are deemed to have onset during his deployment in Afghanistan.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to incomplete development and need for additional medical opinions. The issues of service connection are now secondary to an autoimmune disease, presumed to be caused by contaminated water exposure at Camp Lejeune.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary due to the need for additional VA examination and clarification of certain issues related to the Veteran's service-connected degenerative joint and disc disease of the thoracolumbar spine.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for right ankle, left ankle, and low back disabilities due to insufficient evidence in the original decision.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a new VA examination to assess his low back disability and to consider the revised criteria for evaluating musculoskeletal disorders. The TDIU claim is also being remanded due to inextricability with the increased rating claim.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a back disability, finding that there was not sufficient evidence to establish a link between his in-service injury and his current condition.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, but has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, right shoulder disability, back disability, calcification of the wrists, and left thigh disability.

The Board has remanded the claims for an increased rating for lumbar spine disability and entitlement to TDIU due to a lack of proper examination in the previous decision.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an increased evaluation for his lumbar spine disability and a separate evaluation for fecal incontinence secondary to his service-connected lumbar spine disability due to incomplete explanation of functional loss, potential ankylosis, and previous reports of fecal incontinence.

The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to determine the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents and to conduct further research regarding his claimed in-service noise exposure. The claims for service connection are remanded due to incomplete medical records, lack of a nexus opinion, and need for further examination.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination or opinion regarding his groin pain, bilateral knee disorder, lumbar spine disorder, and restless leg syndrome.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a back disorder, left knee disorder, and left leg disorder, finding that there was no evidence to support a relationship between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection of his left ankle condition and remanded the back condition claim. The Court ordered a remand due to VA not obtaining SSA records and not properly addressing new evidence in the claims.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to incomplete records and need for valid audiometric test results.

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings for her low back disability and associated migraine headaches was remanded by the Board. The matter is now before the RO again.