Back / lumbar spine decisions — 2025

The Board dismissed the appeal for entitlement to TDIU prior to December 22, 2021, and denied service connection for chronic fatigue, a neck condition, left upper extremity radiculopathy, and right upper extremity radiculopathy. The claims for skin cancer, ankylosing spondylitis/back condition, and a right foot/lower extremity neurological condition were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and remanded the claims for left hip condition, lumbar spine condition, and right hip condition.

The Board granted an effective date of April 23, 2017, for service connection of lumbar condition and a 40 percent initial evaluation for the same.

The Board remands the claims for a cervical strain, OSA, chronic headaches, low back disability, and TBI to obtain additional evidence and examinations.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine, thoracolumbar spine, and left upper extremity radiculopathy due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for the Veteran's unspecified anxiety disorder, but remanded other claims for further development.

The Board remands the claim for a back disability to obtain a new VA medical opinion as the previous opinions are deemed inadequate.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to February 14, 2022, for a 40 percent rating for lumbar spondylosis, lumbosacral strain, degenerative arthritis and IVDS.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left ankle, bilateral hammer toe, bilateral plantar fasciitis, and low back conditions to ensure that VA medical examinations are conducted with sufficient detail to provide a fully informed picture of the claimed disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for a low back disability, to include lumbosacral strain with IVDS, but denied service connection for left knee strain.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for service connection for various conditions, as well as denied extensions of time to file a notice of disagreement.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including posttraumatic stress disorder, heart disorder, low back disorder, neck disorder, traumatic brain injury, left knee fracture to include a strain with osteoarthritis, and sleep apnea.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for increased disability ratings, and the Board dismissed the issues.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for low back pain, left knee disability, right foot disability, and right knee disability due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied higher ratings for lumbosacral strain, right and left arm carpal tunnel syndrome, and migraines prior to March 22, 2023, but granted a 50 percent rating for migraines effective from that date. The Board also denied earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for sciatic radiculopathy and eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's headache, cervical spine, low back, and left shoulder conditions, but granted an effective date of January 20, 2022, for a noncompensable rating for a left shoulder surgical scar.

The Board dismissed all appeals related to service connection, increased ratings, and effective dates for various conditions due to procedural defects.

The Veteran was granted a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities for the entire period on appeal.

The Board denied service connection for all the claimed conditions as there was no evidence of a current disability or that any of the claimed disabilities were related to the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board denied service connection for anxiety, insomnia, a lumbar spine disability, and bilateral knee disabilities as there was no evidence of current diagnoses related to the Veteran's military service.