Back / lumbar spine decisions — 2022

The Board has granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability and a bilateral hip disability, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to her active duty service.

The claim for service connection of a low back disability is reopened, and the case is remanded to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's back disability.

The Board has remanded the claims for low back disability and bilateral lower extremity weakness due to insufficient development of evidence, including a need for an examination and obtaining SSA records. The Veteran's service connection claim is based on direct service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities meet the schedular criteria for consideration of a TDIU from December 8, 2015. The Board found that his disabilities precluded him from engaging in substantially gainful employment due to his back and sinus conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's low back disability and his military service. The Veteran is seeking service connection for a low back disability, but the VA examiners provided inconclusive or speculative opinions.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for the Veteran's lumbar radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, finding that the evidence did not show moderate incomplete paralysis.

The Board granted a 40 percent rating for the Veteran's lumbar spine disability from June 25, 2019 and granted initial ratings of 10 percent for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic and femoral nerves.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for a left knee disability and a lumbar spine disability due to inadequate attempts by VA to schedule examinations.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities, finding that his service-connected conditions did not render him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment.

The Board has granted service connection for right and left shoulder disabilities on a secondary basis to the Veteran's service-connected neck disability. Service connection for a back disability was denied.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete service treatment records and insufficient medical evidence regarding the Veteran's back disability. The Veteran will be provided with a VA examination to determine if his current back disability is related to an in-service fall.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss, back disability, and hypertension.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for a lumbar spine disability and PTSD, as well as rating issues related to both conditions. The remand requires obtaining updated medical records, scheduling VA examinations, and requesting SSA records.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for additional examinations. The issues include sleep apnea, acquired psychiatric disorder (depression), diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and lumbar strain with degenerative joint disease.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional examinations and medical opinions regarding his disabilities. The issues of entitlement to an initial disability rating in excess of 50 percent for unspecified depressive disorder with secondary other substance abuse disorder, service connection for a lumbar spine disability, bilateral wrist disability, bilateral hand disability, bilateral hip disability, bilateral knee disability, bilateral ankle disability, and diabetes mellitus, type II are all remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a back condition, including spondylosis, is being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions. The Board found that the previous denial was based on insufficient evidence and new evidence has been submitted.

The Veteran's back and knee disabilities have worsened since her last VA examinations, and she needs new evaluations to determine the current severity of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for additional medical opinions regarding the Veteran's low back disability.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a low back condition and an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there is no evidence of a current disability related to active service or service-connected conditions. The case is being remanded for further development.

The Veteran's lumbosacral strain with mild degenerative changes is related to an injury in service and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.