Back / lumbar spine decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for further consideration due to non-compliance with previous remand instructions regarding flare-ups and functional loss.

The Board remands the claim for a back disability to obtain additional evidence and ensure that VA has fulfilled its duty to assist.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral flatfoot, posterior tibial tendon dysfunctional, and a low back disability. The left knee condition was remanded for further examination.

The Board remands the issues of service connection for various conditions due to incomplete personnel records, including those related to a court-martial.

The Board granted an initial 50 percent rating for migraines, effective from November 22, 2022.

The Board granted service connection for IBS, sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, GERD, sleep apnea, and back disability with a 50% rating for headaches. The claims for chronic fatigue syndrome, knee disabilities, shoulder disabilities, wrist disability, and hand disability were remanded.

The appeal of entitlement to service connection for a lumbar spine disability is dismissed, and the criteria for service connection for a right hip disability have not been met.

The Board denied service connection for a lumbar spine disability as there was no evidence of the condition during service or within a reasonable time thereafter, and the Veteran's current condition is not related to his military service.

The Board granted a rating of 40 percent for the Veteran's lumbar spine strain prior to October 10, 2023.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a back disorder and entitlement to special monthly compensation (SMC) based on being housebound due to an inadequate VA medical opinion.

The claims for increased ratings and TDIU are remanded to ensure compliance with previous Board directives, including obtaining additional medical examinations.

The Board remands the claim for a higher rating for the Veteran's low back disability to obtain an adequate VA medical opinion and consider the ameliorative effects of medication.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for various service-connected conditions, including back, shoulder, elbow, knee, and ankle issues.

The appeal for an increased disability rating for chronic lumbar strain was withdrawn, and the Veteran is granted special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a low back condition and cervical spine stenosis due to insufficient evidence in the record.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral shoulder disability, left hip disability, bilateral knee disability, and lumbosacral strain based on the evidence being at least evenly balanced as to whether these conditions had their onset in service.

The Board granted a 40 percent evaluation for status post lumbar spinal fusion from April 25, 2023, to June 10, 2023, and denied increased evaluations for the other conditions.

The Board granted service connection for lumbar strain based on new and relevant evidence submitted by the Veteran.

The Board granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the right hip, DDD of the lumbar spine, tinnitus, left knee strain, right knee strain, left foot tendonitis, and bilateral sensorineural hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for a lumbar spine disorder, diagnosed as degenerative arthritis, but remanded the other claims for further development.