Back / lumbar spine decisions — 2025

The Board denied readjudication of the claims for service connection for an anxiety disorder, a lumbar spine disability, and left and right lower extremity radiculopathy as new and relevant evidence was not submitted.

The Board denied service connection for lumbar spine disability, joint pain, cyst, eczema, diarrhea, fatigue, high blood pressure, and tinnitus. The claims for acne, scars, acute pharyngitis, foot pain, headaches, and iliotibial band syndrome were remanded.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection for hypertension, migraine headaches, bilateral pes planus, and thoracolumbar spine disability due to an untimely Notice of Disagreement.

The Board denied service connection for right knee and back disabilities, granted an initial 10 percent disability rating for bilateral pes planus, and remanded the claims for service connection for right hand and left hand disabilities.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD and remanded the claims for service connection for back, right-shoulder, and right-knee conditions.

The Board granted readjudication of the claims for service connection for lumbar and thoracic spine disabilities based on new evidence, but remanded all other issues for further development.

The Veteran's GERD and migraine headaches were granted service connection, while ratings in excess of 10% for knee conditions and shin splints were denied. The Board also remanded several other claims for further development.

The Board granted a 40 percent rating for the Veteran's lumbosacral strain/degenerative arthritis of the spine/disc displacement, effective from the date of the last remand.

The Board remands the issues of an initial rating in excess of 40 percent for lumbar spine degenerative arthritis and entitlement to a total rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability due to service connected disabilities (TDIU) for further development.

The Board denied service connection for a back disability, as the evidence did not support a finding that it was etiologically related to active service.

The Board denied service connection for a cervical strain disability and a lumbar strain disability as the evidence did not support that these conditions began during active service or are related to an in-service injury.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for back conditions due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board denied an initial rating higher than 10 percent for coronary artery disease and remanded several issues, but granted special monthly compensation at the intermediate rate effective February 24, 2014.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for a low back disability to obtain an addendum opinion that addresses the chronicity of symptoms and considers the Veteran's lay statements.

The Board remands the claim for a new VA examination and medical opinion to ensure substantial compliance with previous remand directives.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for various conditions, finding that there was no evidence of additional disability caused by VA care or treatment.

The case is remanded for further development to address the issues related to the Veteran's back disability before June 13, 2014.

The Board denied service connection for left shoulder, right knee, lung, and other specified trauma and stressor related disorder (psychiatric disability) claims while granting service connection for the psychiatric disability. The Board also denied increased ratings for various conditions including right ankle arthralgia, tinnitus, lumbosacral strain, and hypertension.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date, service connection, and increased ratings.

The Board denied service connection for a back disability, right knee disability, and bilateral hearing loss as there was no evidence of current disabilities.