Back / lumbar spine decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for both lumbar spine degenerative disc disease and an acquired psychiatric disorder, stating that the conditions were not shown to be related to service.

Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied. All other claims are remanded for further action.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for a retrospective VA medical opinion to determine the severity of his service-connected low back disability, prior to February 3, 2022. The case will be returned to the Board for further adjudication.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher ratings for radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve in both lower extremities and a compensable rating for a scar from lumbar spine fusion.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for a right ankle condition, ischemic heart disease (IHD), and low back condition. The Board found errors in the previous decisions and ordered new examinations and opinions.

The Board remanded the claims for service connection of a left foot disability and back disability. The Veteran will receive further examinations to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The veteran's increased rating for sleep disorders from April 26, 2022, to May 2, 2023, is granted. Service connection for migraines is also granted from April 26, 2022. Other issues are remanded.

The Board granted service connection for the veteran's lumbosacral strain with IVDS and right lower extremity radiculopathy, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

The appeal for service connection of a back disability was denied. Service connection for rhinitis and chronic sinusitis was granted under the PACT Act, but these issues were remanded along with GERD. The claims for hemorrhoids and knee disabilities were denied.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including depression and anxious distress, was granted. Claims for bilateral hearing loss and sleep apnea were denied. Other claims related to various conditions were remanded for further review.

The Board remanded all issues related to service connection for various disabilities due to errors in obtaining the Veteran's treatment records.

The veteran's appeal for Total Disability Individual Unemployability (TDIU) based on service-connected disabilities was granted. The Board found that the veteran's service-connected conditions render him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's back condition because there is no current diagnosis or evidence of a back condition.

The veteran's appeal for an effective date of March 1, 2016, for TDIU due to service-connected disabilities was granted. The decision is based on the veteran's service-connected conditions precluding substantially gainful employment from that date forward.

The veteran's claim for service connection for lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis has been granted.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of low back disability and right knee degenerative arthritis due to insufficient evidence. The veteran will have additional opportunities to submit evidence.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea, right foot plantar fasciitis, neck condition, back condition, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The appeal for service connection of a back disorder is remanded. The Board needs more information to decide if the Veteran's service-connected disabilities aggravated his back condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher disability ratings for several conditions, including cervical spine degenerative disc disease and left ulnar and median neuropathy.

The Board remanded the claims for service connection for a back disability and an acquired psychiatric disability, as well as the claim for TDIU, due to new and relevant evidence.