Back / lumbar spine decisions — 2025

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.

The appeal is remanded for a further lumbar spine examination to address the deficiencies in the previous examination and to provide an opinion on any incapacitating episodes due to IVDS during the appeal period.

The appeal for service connection for multiple conditions, including bilateral hand (fingers/thumb) condition, ankle pain, foot pain, hip pain, knee pain, low back pain, migraines, sciatica, and TBI, has been withdrawn by the appellant's representative.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for hyperlipidemia, vitamin D deficiency, and other conditions. The remaining claims were remanded for further development.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of TDIU and DEA benefits prior to September 30, 2021.

The Board remands the claim for a back disability to correct a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error, specifically to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding direct and secondary service connection.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for a low back disability as secondary to his service-connected bilateral knee disabilities due to an inadequate medical opinion.

The Board remands the claim for a low back disability to correct a duty to assist error and obtain an adequate medical opinion.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for lumbar degenerative disc disease other than intervertebral disc syndrome, facet hypertrophy to obtain an adequate medical opinion.

All appeals for service connection and rating reduction were dismissed due to concurrent election of review options.

The Board granted the restoration of a 10 percent rating for seborrheic dermatitis, and granted effective dates of July 16, 2021 or August 20, 2021 for several other conditions, while denying earlier effective dates for some.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and denied service connection for a heart disorder, an acquired psychiatric disorder, a migraine headache disorder, a sleep apnea disorder, a fungal infection of the feet, a neck disorder, a back disorder, an eye/vision disorder, and a hearing loss disorder.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a low back condition, dizziness, and headaches to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied service connection for low back injury, groin injury, arthritis (claimed as rib cage injury), and left side nerve damage (claimed as side injury) due to a lack of evidence supporting the claims.

The Board dismissed the petitions to readjudicate claims for service connection for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, lower back condition, migraines, and bilateral hearing loss due to procedural errors. The claim for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder was remanded for further development.

The Board remands the claims for a higher rating for the lumbar spine disability and service connection for a bladder disorder, to include neurogenic bladder and/or bowel.

The Board granted an initial rating of 40 percent for the Veteran's low back disability, based on limitation of forward flexion during flare-ups.

The Board granted a 100 percent initial disability rating for major depressive disorder and denied all other claims for increased ratings.

The Veteran's service-connected bladder dysfunction was granted a maximum rating of 60 percent, and an effective date of April 29, 2015, for the award of TDIU was also granted.

The appeal for service connection for a penile condition and kidney stones was dismissed, while the claims for right knee, mid/lower back, and bilateral flatfoot were denied or remanded.