Back / lumbar spine decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for headaches, a left knee condition, and a back condition to ensure proper notice and an opportunity for VA examinations.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a low back disorder, left knee condition, and peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity due to inadequate VA examination reports.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection for right and left knee, cervical spine, lumbosacral spine, and insomnia disabilities. The issues of service connection for a disability of the left and right hips were remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his right knee and lumbar spine conditions, as well as remanded the claim for a higher rating for radiculopathy.

The Board remands the claim for an initial rating in excess of 20 percent, prior to June 4, 2021, for a thoracolumbar strain with degenerative disc disease and intervertebral disc syndrome due to inadequate examination addressing flare-ups.

The Board denied service connection for a back disability, left knee disability, right ankle disability, left ankle disability, and right wrist disability as the evidence did not support a finding that any of these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board granted an increased initial rating of 10 percent for dyspnea and denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for rhinitis. The claims for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, cervical spine disability, and lumbar spine disability were remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his lumbar spine disability and right lower extremity radiculopathy, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings based on the criteria for rating disabilities of the spine.

The Board denied service connection for a back disability and an earlier effective date for TDIU and Dependents' Educational Assistance, but remanded the claim for glaucoma.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as remanded certain claims for further development.

The Board granted service connection for hearing loss and an effective date of April 19, 2022, but no earlier, for the grant of service connection for GERD. The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy, erectile dysfunction, and back disability.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, diabetes mellitus, type II (DMII), right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and erectile dysfunction. Service connection was granted for a lumbar spine disorder, headaches, and dizziness. The TDIU claim was dismissed as moot.

The Board remands the claim for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's low back condition is related to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for multiple spine and musculoskeletal conditions, finding no evidence linking the Veteran's current disabilities to his active military service.

The Board granted service connection for lumbar spine degenerative disc disease and cervical DDD, finding that these conditions are related to in-service back and neck injuries.

The Board granted service connection for DDD of the lumbar spine and remanded issues related to a left hip condition, colon cancer status post colon resection, and right foot and right hip conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for lumbosacral strain, as there was no evidence of a valid initial claim prior to December 18, 2019.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran not timely filing a Board Appeal request.

The Board remands the claims for a lumbar spine disability, bilateral knee disabilities, and bilateral hip disabilities to obtain an adequate medical opinion.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disorders, including left and right shoulder, right and left knee, and lumbar spine conditions, due to inadequate medical opinions.