Back / lumbar spine decisions — 2025

The Board granted a 20 percent rating for left and right lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy, but denied ratings in excess of 10 percent for femoral nerve radiculopathy and higher ratings for back disability with IVDS and right shoulder disability.

The veteran withdrew all appeals, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review them.

The Board remands the claims for revision of an April 2017 rating decision that denied service connection for TBI and a February 2020 rating decision that reduced the Veteran's disability rating for thoracolumbar spine degenerative arthritis, both on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE).

The Board remands the service connection claim for a low back disability due to missing records from the Veteran's first period of service.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral foot condition and denied increased ratings for various conditions, but granted an initial 10 percent rating for a pilonidal cyst scar from March 7, 2024 and granted TDIU.

The Board granted service connection for a lumbosacral strain and radiculopathy of the left and right lower extremities, finding that these conditions are related to an in-service fall.

The Board remands the claim for a low back disability to ensure that VA's duty to assist is properly followed and that the Veteran receives every possible consideration.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the service-connected intervertebral disc syndrome with lumbar spondylosis alone effective February 13, 2015.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a lumbar spine disability, to include degenerative arthritis, as there was no evidence of an in-service injury or disease and no medical nexus between the current condition and his military service.

The Board remands the claim for a lumbar spine disability to issue a supplemental statement of the case and readjudicate it in light of new VA examination results.

The Board granted an increased, 20 percent disability rating for the Veteran's right ankle sprain/calcaneal spurs and service connection for cervical spine, major depressive disorder, left ankle, and lumbar spine disabilities as secondary to his right ankle condition.

The Board remands the issues of increased ratings and effective date for a lumbar spine disability due to insufficient evidence regarding flare-ups' impact on range of motion.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for increased disability ratings for his low back and left knee disabilities to ensure compliance with previous remand instructions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including bilateral pes planus, heart condition, back disorder, osteoporosis, and others, as additional development is necessary.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the award of service connection for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy, effective October 11, 2007, and increased the disability rating for lumbar spine disability to 40 percent, effective September 26, 2018.

The Board remands the claims for an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for thoracolumbar strain and a compensable rating for migraine headaches to ensure all relevant evidence is considered.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a lumbar spine disability, right hip disability, and left hip disability as secondary to service-connected bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board remands all service connection claims for additional development, including obtaining a TERA memorandum and new medical opinions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for lumbar and cervical spine disabilities due to errors in previous adjudications.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, but remanded claims for back, left knee, left hip, and left ankle disabilities.