Back / lumbar spine decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and a lumbar spine disability, while denying service connection for bilateral hearing loss, chronic gastritis, gastroesophageal reflux disease, irritable bowel syndrome, and assigning a 20 percent rating for residuals of a neuroendocrine tumor of the stomach.

The Board granted service connection for flatfoot and lumbosacral strain, finding that the Veteran's current disabilities are related to his military service.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for all claims, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review the appeal.

The Board remands the claim for a new VA medical opinion to determine the etiology of the Veteran's cervical spine disability, as the previous examination was found inadequate.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a higher initial disability rating and total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected low back disability.

The Board denied service connection for mini strokes, a low back disability, right and left hand gout, right and left knee gout, chronic venous insufficiency, an increased rating higher than 30 percent for coronary artery disease, and an increased rating higher than 20 percent for type two diabetes mellitus.

The Board denied service connection for a lower back disability due to the Veteran's inconsistent and non-credible statements regarding the onset of his symptoms.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for higher ratings of his lumbar spine disability and left knee disability, resulting in the dismissal of these issues.

The Board denied service connection for all the claimed conditions as there was no competent evidence that any of these disabilities were incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and remanded a claim for service connection of a lumbar spine condition.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral shoulder, toe, low back, and elbow disabilities to schedule new VA examinations as the previous ones were inadequate.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected eye disability, but remanded the claim for an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for his lumbar spine disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and initial compensable ratings for tinea pedis, onychomycosis, and lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis.

The Board granted service connection for kidney disease and remanded the claim for a back disability due to insufficient evidence.

The Board granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability, right ankle disability, and left ankle disability based on the evidence showing that these conditions are due to active service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on unemployability, finding that her service-connected conditions do not prevent her from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for lumbar spine disorder, right lower extremity nerve pain, left lower extremity nerve pain, left knee disorder, and right knee disorder due to inadequate VA medical opinions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for tinnitus, migraine headaches, a low back condition, a left wrist condition, right and left knee conditions, depression, anxiety, and sleep disturbances to correct an error by the RO in scheduling VA examinations prior to the rating decision on appeal.

The appeal for basic eligibility for enrollment in the VA healthcare system is dismissed as the Veteran has a combined disability rating of 60 percent, which qualifies her for enrollment.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for sleep apnea and lumbosacral strain to obtain additional medical opinions.