Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a lumbar spine disability, finding that there was no evidence to support a nexus between his current disability and his military service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate VA examination and incomplete medical records, requiring a new evaluation of the Veteran's low back condition.

The Board has decided to remand the claim for service connection of headaches due to insufficient information regarding whether the Veteran's headaches are related to his service-connected conditions. The examiner is asked to clarify if the Veteran's headaches are caused by or worsened by his service-connected cervical spine condition and/or Best's Disease.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for an increased rating of his lumbar spine disability due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, specifically regarding the need for a VA examination addressing ankylosis.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's lower back condition is aggravated by his service-connected bilateral knee disabilities.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of entitlement to compensation under 38 U.S.C. 1151 for back and neck disabilities sustained while participating in VA's Compensated Work Therapy (CWT) program due to falls on ice, as it is unclear if these falls resulted in additional disabilities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's back condition is related to his active service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for special monthly compensation based on housebound status as he is not permanently confined to his dwelling and immediate premises due to service-connected disabilities.

Service connection for tinea versicolor is granted. Service connection for low back disability is remanded due to a duty-to-assist error.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are granted service connection. The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for bilateral feet, bilateral knee, neck, back and right shoulder disabilities to include as secondary to his service-connected left shoulder disability.

The Board has determined that the reduction from 30 percent to 10 percent for BPPV was improper and has restored the original 30 percent rating.

The August 1993 rating decision denying service connection for back disability and bilateral knee disability is revised to grant the claims, effective September 23, 2009.

The Board has granted service connection for a back condition as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral knee disability and left ankle disability. The claim for service connection for adjustment mood disorder is remanded due to a duty to assist error.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's lower back condition and bilateral foot condition, finding that there is a link between these conditions and his military service.

The Veteran's low back disability is currently rated at 40 percent, the maximum schedular rating. The Board has found that this rating is appropriate based on the evidence of record.

The Veteran's lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis of the spine was granted an increased rating from August 17, 2019 to October 29, 2019.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment, leading to a grant of TDIU.

The Board has determined that new evidence has been received and is relevant to the Veteran's claim of service connection for a back condition. The case is being remanded for further examination and consideration.

The Veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for lumbar degenerative arthritis with degenerative disc disease was denied as the evidence did not show that his condition warranted a rating in excess of 10 percent.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for migraines, degenerative disc disease and degenerative joint disease of the lumbosacral spine, spondylolisthesis, and radiculopathy of the right lower extremity are being remanded due to incomplete treatment records from his VA medical center in Honolulu.