Back / lumbar spine decisions — 2025

The veteran withdrew the appeal for all issues, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review this appeal.

The Board remands the claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected lumbosacral strain, spondylosis, and facet arthropathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, and right lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error in order to obtain missing VA treatment records and private treatment records.

The Board remands the claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected lumbosacral strain, spondylosis, and facet arthropathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, and right lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error in order to obtain missing VA treatment records and private treatment records.

The Board remands the claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected lumbosacral strain, spondylosis, and facet arthropathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, and right lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error in order to obtain missing VA treatment records and private treatment records.

The Veteran has withdrawn her appeal for service connection and initial rating claims.

The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral knee disabilities, finding it at least as likely as not that the knee disabilities caused or aggravated the lower back pain.

The Board denied service connection for a back disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, left shoulder disability, and hearing loss as there is no evidence of a current disability related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, and lumbar spine disability as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for earlier effective dates for the increased 40 percent rating for service-connected lumbar degenerative arthritis with IVDS and right lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, resulting in their dismissal.

The Board denied the appeal to restore service connection for lumbosacral strain with intervertebral disc syndrome, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and left lower extremity radiculopathy due to a dishonorable discharge.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for service connection for left and right trapezius/shoulder disorders, migraine headaches, and lumbar strain due to improper form submissions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection for lumbosacral strain and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, finding that there was no evidence of continuous pursuit within one year of the April 2020 rating decision.

The appeal for service connection for low back pain was withdrawn by the Veteran during a Board hearing, and thus has been dismissed.

The Board remands the claim for a new VA examination to determine if the Veteran's lumbar spine disability is related to service.

The appeal was dismissed for the proposed reduction of the evaluation rating, but service connection was granted for a left hip condition and its associated scar.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the assignment of a 70 percent rating for total right hip arthropathy and service connection for a back disorder, to include a lumbosacral strain.

The Board denied service connection for a low back condition and bradycardia, finding that the evidence did not support a link between these conditions and the Veteran's period of active service.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for lumbar spine intervertebral disc syndrome and a rating in excess of 40 percent for right lower extremity sciatica.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, a back disorder, residuals of foot injury (bilateral foot pain), and paralysis of the radial nerve (numbness in arm) to provide the Veteran with VA examinations and medical opinions.

The Board remands the case to obtain a new medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's low back disorder.