Back / lumbar spine decisions — 2024

The Veteran's sleep apnea is granted as secondary to his service-connected neck, shoulder, and rhinitis disabilities with obesity serving as an intermediate step.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to missing service records and inadequate medical opinions. The Veteran's low back condition is being reviewed for potential service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for a lower back disability and remanded the left hip condition claim due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for PTSD, bilateral plantar fasciitis, CFS, and lumbar spine DDD due to a duty to assist error regarding an emergency room visit in September 2020. The TDIU claim is also being remanded.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, cardiac arrhythmia, chronic sinusitis, and thoracolumbar spine pain. The Veteran's persistent depressive disorder claim is remanded.,Service connection was not granted for the Veteran's claimed conditions as there was no evidence of a nexus to service.

The Veteran's initial compensable rating for hypertension is denied, and the claim of service connection for a lumbosacral strain (low back disability) is remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for lumbar spondylosis with degenerative disc disease and OSA due to incomplete secondary service connection medical opinions.

The Veteran's lumbosacral strain is granted as service connected.,Service connection for right leg muscle condition and left leg muscle condition are denied.

The Veteran's left ulnar neuropathy and mild carpal tunnel syndrome are rated at 10 percent, with no higher rating granted.,The Board is remanding the claim of service connection for right hand peripheral neuropathy due to lack of sufficient evidence in the record.

The Veteran's spine disability, diagnosed as degenerative spondylosis of the thoracolumbar spine manifesting as low back pain, is granted. The right and left lower extremity nerve disabilities are remanded for further evaluation.

The Board has granted service connection for lumbosacral strain and remanded the claims of service connection for right and left upper and lower extremity disabilities.

The Board has determined that the VA examinations for all remaining disorders are inadequate and requires a new examination to determine their etiology. The Veteran's service treatment records document an auto accident in June 1980, which may be associated with his current conditions.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for degenerative disc disease, low back strain, elbow disorder (bursitis), and traumatic brain injury (TBI) due to a lack of current diagnoses in the record.

The Veteran's death was due to suicide caused by his service-connected back pain, which the Board cannot determine is related to service.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development, including obtaining SSA records related to the Veteran's social security disability application.

The Board has granted an effective date of August 6, 2015 for the award of a 20 percent rating for service-connected IVDS (intervertebral disc syndrome) of the lumbar spine.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to errors in the initial decision process and additional evidence received after the initial decision. The Veteran's left shoulder, cervical spine, and low back disabilities are all under review.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination to assess the severity of his lumbar spine disability, including range of motion and flare-ups.

The Board has determined that there were duty-to-assist errors and the claims are remanded for further development.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a lumbar disability, finding that her current condition is at least as likely as not incurred during service.