Back / lumbar spine decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae and a back condition to allow the Agency of Original Jurisdiction (AOJ) to correct duty to assist errors.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for all pending issues, indicating satisfaction with the current ratings and effective dates.

The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain, finding that the Veteran's back pain began in service and has continued since.

The Veteran withdrew his claims for service connection for a lower back condition, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and a right knee condition.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining additional evidence and a medical opinion to address the theories of entitlement.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date and a higher initial rating for his lumbar disability.

The Board remands the claim for an increased rating in excess of 20 percent from June 20, 2016, to October 22, 2019, and in excess of 10 percent from October 23, 2019, for lumbar spine spondylosis due to a need for additional medical evidence regarding the severity of the disability without the ameliorative effects of pain medication.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding no evidence to support higher ratings or a link between her current conditions and military service.

The Board denied an increased rating for the Veteran's back disability and an earlier effective date for service connection, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating or an earlier effective date.

The Board denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and granted service connection for headaches. Several claims were remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for gout and increased ratings for the Veteran's lower back, left sciatic nerve radiculopathy, and left femoral nerve radiculopathy disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to October 22, 2021, for a 20 percent disability rating for his service-connected lumbar spine disability.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a compensable rating for foot stress fractures, service connection for various arthritic conditions, and TDIU due to a duty to assist error.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and remanded the service connection claims for back, right hip, and left hip disabilities.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral flatfeet, back disorder, neck disorder, left elbow disorder, right elbow disorder, left knee disorder, right knee disorder, left shoulder disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a back disorder, finding no evidence to support a relationship between the condition and his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his acquired psychiatric disability, lumbar spine disability, and left hip disability.

The Board granted an effective date of September 10, 2010, for a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) and basic eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA).

The Board denied service connection for lumbosacral strain, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and left lower extremity radiculopathy as there was no evidence of a nexus between the current disabilities and the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of April 27, 2011, but no earlier, for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).