Back / lumbar spine decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for a low back condition, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board denied service connection for a low back disability, left and right lower extremity radiculopathy, and left knee arthritis. The issue of entitlement to service connection for left knee osteochondroma was remanded.

The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's left ear scar and remanded claims for service connection for back, right foot, right knee, and headache disorders.

The Board remands the claims for a VA examination to clarify the severity of the Veteran's lumbosacral strain and associated neurologic manifestations, as well as service connection for pes planus.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and earlier effective dates, as well as remanded a claim for service connection for hypertension.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left and right knee disorders, and a low back disorder. However, it granted service connection for tinnitus based on presumptive service connection.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea secondary to the Veteran's service-connected chronic sinusitis, but remanded the claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for further development.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection and increased ratings due to the Veteran's withdrawal of several claims, with one issue remaining on appeal regarding lumbar spinal stenosis.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a low back disability and cervical spine disability to obtain additional medical evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and initial compensable ratings, finding that the earliest possible effective date for service connection for a low back disability was April 27, 2016.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a lumbar spine disability due to an inadequate medical opinion and the need for additional evidence.

The Board granted an effective date of September 8, 2016, for a 40 percent evaluation for degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine with osteopenia and scoliosis.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right, left knee, and lower back conditions to obtain additional evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left knee and lumbar spine disabilities, to include as secondary to a service-connected right knee disability, due to insufficient evidence regarding causation and aggravation.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for back, neck, right shoulder, left upper extremity radiculopathy, left and right knee disabilities, and left testicular torsion due to insufficient evidence.

The Board granted service connection for generalized anxiety disorder and an initial rating of 10 percent for migraine headaches, while denying increased ratings for patellofemoral pain syndrome of the right knee and lumbosacral strain.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and dismissed the claim for a lumbar spine disability, as the issue was effectively resolved by subsequent favorable findings.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a back disability and bilateral foot disability, finding no evidence of current disabilities or a link to in-service events.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disability, right hip disability, left hip disability, and left ankle disability to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted a 40 percent rating for the Veteran's lumbar condition from May 21, 2015 to January 3, 2022.