Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal for a compensable rating for dermatitis was dismissed. His claim for service connection for OSA was dismissed as the June 2023 decision effectively granted his appeal in full. The Board denied service connection for a left shoulder disability, but granted a 10 percent rating for sinusitis.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for service connection of a lumbar spine disorder due to insufficient opinions regarding the etiology and nature of his claimed condition.

The Veteran's lumbosacral strain was found to have started during active service and has persisted, meeting the criteria for service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him permanently bedridden or unable to care for his daily needs without requiring the regular aid and attendance of another person. He is not substantially confined to his house due to service-connected disabilities, nor does he have a single service-connected disability ratable at 100 percent along with other unrelated disabilities that combine to at least 60 percent.

The Veteran is granted an effective date of April 16, 2012 for the assignment of a separate compensable rating for right lower extremity radiculopathy affecting the sciatic nerve.,The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected thoracolumbar spine disability (degenerative arthritis) is denied as there is no evidence showing that the condition warranted a rating in excess of 10 percent.

The Veteran's right and left hip osteoarthritis have been granted service connection as secondary to his already service-connected lumbar spine disability and pes planus.,Service connection for headaches has been remanded due to the need for further development.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's service connection claim for lumbosacral strain and the pre-existing condition of scoliosis. The Veteran is required to undergo a VA examination to clarify these issues.

The appeal is dismissed as the Veteran's May 2023 VA Form 10182 was not timely filed and no good cause for extension has been presented.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's back disability and basal cell carcinoma, finding that new evidence submitted after a prior final denial supports these claims.,Service connection is granted for the Veteran's back disability, with reasonable doubt resolved in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has granted the Veteran's appeal, restoring a separate and compensable disability rating of 10 percent for left sciatic radiculopathy.

The Board denied service connection for neck, low back, right knee, and left knee disorders. The Veteran's hypertension claim was also denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for cervical spine degenerative disc disease has been dismissed as moot because the benefit was already granted in a prior decision.

The Veteran's service-connected DDD of the thoracolumbar spine and depressive disorder have effective dates of March 15, 2016.,A TDIU has been granted based on the combined effect of his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of an addendum opinion addressing whether the Veteran's preexisting left knee disability was aggravated by service beyond its natural progression.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral hearing loss, low back condition, radiculopathy of the left leg, PTSD, and prostate cancer, have prevented him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted a TDIU effective August 19, 2021.

The Veteran's lumbosacral spine disability, currently rated at 40 percent under Diagnostic Code 5243 (IVDS), is restored to a 40 percent rating effective May 3, 2022. The claim for an evaluation more than 40 percent remains denied.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for abdominal aortic aneurysm, lumbar spine disability (with lumbago), and cervical spine disability with stenosis. The evidence does not support a finding that any of these conditions began during or were caused by U.S. Army service.

The Board denied service connection for back conditions, finding that the Veteran's pre-existing scoliosis was not aggravated during service and his current back conditions did not have their onset in service.

The Board has granted service connection for a back disability and remanded the issues of rating for right eye disability and service connection for PTSD. The Veteran's claim is being returned to the AOJ for further development.

The appeal has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death. The claims for service connection and compensable ratings are not before the Board.