Back / lumbar spine decisions — 2025

The veteran was granted a 10% rating for left lower extremity radiculopathy from March 8, 2018, and a 20% rating from February 5, 2020. The claim for TDIU prior to November 2, 2021, was denied. The claim for a higher rating for degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine was remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to inconsistencies in previous opinions and need for an assessment without considering the ameliorative effects of pain medication.

The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death and for several claimed conditions based on substitution of the Appellant as claimant.

The Board remanded the issues of an initial compensable rating for vascular headaches prior to March 23, 2020, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected vascular headaches alone.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for a higher rating of service-connected lumbar spine disability. The Board needs more medical information to decide the case.

The veteran's service connection claims for obstructive sleep apnea, GERD, and lumbar spine disability were granted on a direct basis.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for service connection of low back and left lower extremity disabilities due to a procedural error.

Service connection for lumbosacral strain and degenerative arthritis is granted based on the Veteran's in-service injury.

The veteran's appeal for service connection of multiple conditions was dismissed because the veteran requested to withdraw the appeal.

The appeal for a higher disability rating for lumbosacral strain is remanded due to errors in the VA examination. The Board will reconsider the evidence and issue a new decision.

The veteran's effective date for several ratings has been granted as June 29, 2020. The Board agreed that the severity of the Veteran's conditions warranted an earlier effective date.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions but remanded the claim for psychiatric disability, including PTSD, anxiety, and depression.

The Board remanded all issues to correct errors in the duty to assist and to provide proper notice of the right to a hearing. The Veteran's claims will be reassessed with new examinations considering toxic exposure risk activity (TERA) or medically unexplained chronic multi-symptom illness (MUCMI).

The Board remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for thoracolumbar spine arthritis and related conditions due to insufficient medical evidence. The Veteran will receive a VA examination to explore the nature and etiology of his current thoracolumbar spine disorder.

The Board denied service connection for cervical strain and lumbosacral strain but remanded the claim for pelvic floor dysfunction.

The veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for lumbar spine issues was denied, but separate ratings of 20 percent were granted for right and left lumbar radiculopathy.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection of the veteran's conditions but remanded some issues for further evaluation.

The veteran's appeal for earlier effective dates was dismissed. Some rating increases were granted, some denied, and others remanded.

The appeal for service connection of a back disability has been remanded. The Board needs more information to decide if the veteran's back injury is related to his military service.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of a lumbar spine disorder because new and relevant evidence was presented. The Veteran will receive an examination to determine if the condition is related to his military service.