Back / lumbar spine decisions — 2023

The Board has remanded the service connection claims for respiratory, low back, penile, skin, and testicular disabilities. The increased rating claim for PTSD/TBI is also being remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a back condition, right knee degenerative arthritis, and left knee degenerative arthritis due to inadequate opinions in the VA examinations. The AOJ will seek additional medical records and schedule the Veteran for an appropriate VA examination.

The Veteran's movement disorder is granted as service-connected, with the Board finding that his symptoms began during service and have continued since.,The Veteran's blood clotting disorder (Factor V Leiden) is remanded for further review due to potential aggravation by service-connected conditions.

The Board has remanded the cases of service connection for a back disability and hemorrhoids due to inadequate reasons and bases in the previous decision.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and a lumbar spine disability are being remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations to assess the severity of his disabilities throughout the period on appeal.

The Board has granted service connection for sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, right knee disability, and lumbar spine disability. The Veteran's conditions are found to be related to her active duty service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his lumbar spine condition and associated radiculopathies are remanded due to the need for additional medical examination.

The Board has granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the lumbosacral spine, degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine, and impingement syndrome with a partial rotator cuff tear of the left shoulder based on credible evidence of in-service injury.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's lower back condition was aggravated by his service-connected left knee disability, and thus granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's low back strain claim is remanded for an additional VA examination to assess the severity and functional effects of her condition.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his cervical and lumbar spine disabilities were denied as there is no evidence of unfavorable ankylosis, which would warrant a higher rating.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee and back disabilities due to inadequate opinions in the March 2023 VA examination.

The Board denied a claim for an increased disability rating for the Veteran's lumbar spine disability, finding that it did not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on loss of range of motion or unfavorable ankylosis. The Veteran was already receiving the maximum 40 percent rating due to his service-connected lumbar spine disability.

The Board denied service connection for a neck disability and a lumbar spine (back) disability, finding that the evidence did not support a link to service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including chronic fatigue syndrome, hypertension, left ankle condition, lumbar spine degenerative arthritis, lung condition, gastrointestinal disability (IBS and gastroenteritis), migraine headaches, and sickle cell trait are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right foot disability, increased ratings for lumbar spine and left shoulder disabilities due to inconsistencies in medical opinions and lack of consideration of functional impairment.

Service connection for pendulous breasts and lumbosacral strain has been granted.,The claim of service connection for cervicalgia (neck disability) is being remanded.

Your service connection for a lumbar spine disability has been granted, and no further appeal is needed as the benefit sought has been fully awarded.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate development of evidence, including a VA examination that did not adequately address the Veteran's lay contentions and positive medical opinion.

The Board denied the request to reopen a previously denied service connection claim for a lumbar spine disorder, as the new evidence does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.