Back / lumbar spine decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for service connection for lumbosacral strain to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted service connection for a lumbar spine condition, right hip condition, left shoulder condition, and cervical spine condition based on the evidence being in approximate balance as to whether these conditions are due to service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for anxiety/insomnia, frequent urination, headaches, and a lower back condition due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome and denied increased ratings for lumbosacral strain, right hip strain, left hip strain, sciatic nerve radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, and sciatic nerve radiculopathy of the left lower extremity.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for thoracolumbar spine disorder to correct duty to assist errors that occurred prior to the January 19, 2023, supplemental claim rating decision.

The appeal for a rating in excess of 10 percent for degenerative disc disease and degenerative joint disease, and spinal fusion of the lumbar spine was denied as the Veteran failed to attend a necessary VA examination without good cause shown.

The Board denied increased ratings for the veteran's left knee degenerative joint disease, lumbosacral strain, and PTSD with major depressive disorder, but granted a 10 percent rating for limitation of extension in the left knee from August 9, 2023.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for sleep apnea, a lumbar spine disability, right hip strain, and left hip strain to cure pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The appeal seeking entitlement to service connection for a low back disability was dismissed because no prior rating decision addressing the issue had been issued in the previous year.

The appeal regarding the proposed reduction of the lumbosacral strain disability rating from 20% to 10% was dismissed as it cannot be appealed until an actual reduction has taken place.

The Board denied increased ratings for obstructive sleep apnea/asthma, lumbosacral strain, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy as the evidence did not support higher ratings.

The Board remands the claim for a back disability, to include degenerative arthritis, for further development including obtaining additional medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left knee, low back, migraine headaches, tinnitus, and right knee disabilities due to a lack of proper notification for examinations.

The Board denied service connection for left ear hearing loss and remanded claims for right shoulder disability, low back disorder, eczema, and right ear hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's lumbar spine disability, right hip strain, left hip strain, right knee strain, sciatica, bilateral lower extremities, and bladder and bowel incontinence.

The Board remands the claim for a back disability to obtain a new medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran's current back disabilities are caused or aggravated by his service-connected opioid use disorder.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for left shoulder, right shoulder, lumbar spine, and cervical spine disabilities as there was a lack of compliance with previous remand directives.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a low back disability under the combat presumption due to insufficient evidence and the need for an examination.

The Board granted service connection for left shoulder, lumbar spine, and bilateral knee disorders but denied service connection for a right knee disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a low back disorder, diagnosed as lumbar spondylosis, finding no evidence of a link between the condition and his active duty or any service-connected disabilities.