Back / lumbar spine decisions — 2023

The Veteran is granted a TDIU from January 9, 2012 to September 13, 2012 due to his service-connected disabilities preventing him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to uncertainty regarding her employment status in 2016 and 2017. The Board requests additional information from the employer Binder & Binder.

The Board dismissed the appeals for increased rating and service connection due to the appellant's withdrawal of the appeal prior to a decision.

The Veteran's lumbar spine disability is rated at a 40 percent rating, effective from October 29, 2012. The condition is manifested by painful motion and forward flexion limited to less than 30 degrees with pain.

The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions were denied as new and material evidence was not received to reopen the claims, and the current diagnoses are not related to his active duty service.

The Board has granted service connection for a low back disability and remanded the issue of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Veteran's left shoulder, right shoulder, back, knee, ankle, and foot conditions are all found to be etiologically related to his active service.

The Veteran's lumbar spine disability is granted a 20 percent evaluation, and his symptomatic abdominal incisional hernia is granted a non-compensable evaluation.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's back disorder. The issue will be reconsidered with a new opinion.

The Board denied service connection for various spinal, hip, and knee conditions, finding that the current disabilities were not incurred or aggravated by service.

The Board has determined that the VA examination is inadequate, and thus remands the case for a new examination to determine the etiology of the Veteran's back disorder. The issues include whether the condition had its onset in service or is related to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for right knee strain, left knee strain, lumbar strain, headaches, left ventricular hypertrophy, and sinusitis are not supported by the evidence of record. The appeals have been remanded to obtain additional medical opinions regarding these conditions.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence and a need for further examination, particularly regarding the Veteran's back condition and its relationship to service-connected left shoulder recurrent dislocation.

The Veteran's lumbar spine disability and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy have been rated at the maximum allowable under VA regulations, and no higher ratings are warranted based on current evidence of record.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection of a lumbar spine disorder, but has now remanded to obtain additional medical and personnel records to determine if the condition was incurred in service or caused by a service-connected disability.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for additional development due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of his claimed conditions and their relationship to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has denied service connection for a genitourinary disorder, low back disorder, and pseudofolliculitis due to lack of current disability. The appeal is remanded for additional development.

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection. The Board found that the Veteran's tinnitus began in service and has continued since then.,Diabetes mellitus is remanded for additional examination and review of private treatment records.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a back condition, finding that his current back condition is not caused or aggravated by his service-connected bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's preexisting left knee surgery and surgical scar did not become aggravated by service, and therefore, cannot be granted service connection for this condition.,There is no persuasive evidence to support a finding that any of the Veteran's disabilities (left knee disability, cervical spine disability, or lumbar spine disability) had their onset during active service.