Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities due to a lack of adequate VA medical examinations or medical opinions regarding the etiology of his claimed conditions.

The Board has granted earlier effective dates for the Veteran's TDIU and DEA benefits, but has remanded his claim for an increased rating for back disability due to insufficient evidence.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection of a back condition due to a procedural error, as the Veteran's appeal was not timely filed within one year of the rating decision or 60 days after an SOC.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's neck condition is secondary to his service-connected back condition.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) secondary to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but the claims of erectile dysfunction, lumbosacral strain, and degenerative arthritis of the spine are remanded.

The Board has determined that there were errors in the duty to assist and remands several issues for further development, including psychiatric disorders, back disability, sleep apnea, right knee disability, left knee disability, and left shoulder disability.

The Veteran's sleep apnea is granted as secondary to his service-connected disabilities, including somatic symptom disorder and related spinal conditions.

The Board has denied service connection for right knee, left knee, and low back disorders due to a lack of evidence showing the presence of current disabilities or functional impairment resulting from such conditions.

The Board has granted an earlier effective date of October 3, 2018 for the grant of a total disability rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has dismissed the appeals regarding various service connection claims due to the Veteran's death during the appeal process.

Your appeal has been dismissed as moot because your service connection claim for a back disability was granted in a July 2023 rating decision.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection on multiple conditions has been dismissed due to their death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for his MDD and lumbosacral strain has been remanded due to duty-to-assist errors in the prior decision.,For TDIU, the effective date is also being remanded as there was not proper consideration of whether referral for extraschedular consideration was warranted.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented her from securing or following substantially gainful employment since March 31, 2019. The claims for increased ratings were denied as the evidence did not meet the criteria for higher disability ratings.

The Board denied the Veteran's motion to establish clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in a February 2013 decision that denied service connection for a low back condition. The evidence did not show a current diagnosed disability, and the RO found there was no back disability as per the VA examination reports.

The Board denied all service connection claims and the increased rating claim for myositis of the lumbar spine, finding that the Veteran's disability did not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher rating under the applicable VA rating schedule.

The Board has restored the Veteran's prior 20% disability rating for cervical strain with IVDS and degenerative disc disease, effective January 21, 2020, as the reduction was improper due to lack of improvement in the Veteran's ability to function under ordinary conditions.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for cervical spine disability was dismissed due to improper docketing under the Appeals Modernization Act. The appeals for bronchitis, lumbar spine disability, left shoulder disability, and right shoulder disability were all granted based on new evidence received since previous final decisions.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for flat foot disorder and lumbar spine disorder due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.

The Veteran's neck disability is rated 20 percent from May 1, 2013, and 30 percent thereafter. The rating for back disability has not been met. The right ankle disability was denied as it did not meet the criteria for a higher rating prior to October 30, 2020, and 20 percent thereafter. The right lower extremity radiculopathy is rated 20 percent.,The Veteran's left hip disability and diabetes mellitus are remanded for further review.