Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disorder and tinnitus, but granted service connection for HSV. The low back disorder claim was dismissed as moot due to the grant of service connection in a prior decision.

The Veteran's claim for tinnitus is granted as it was incurred in service.,The claims of entitlement to service connection for right lower extremity radiculopathy and left lower extremity radiculopathy are dismissed as they were already granted in a previous decision.,The claims of entitlement to service connection for lumbar spine disorder, right upper extremity radiculopathy, and left upper extremity radiculopathy are remanded due to insufficient medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, diabetes mellitus, ischemic heart disease, prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction, and loss of use the lower extremities as secondary to prostate cancer due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to military service.

The Board has granted service connection for an upper back condition, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to his active military service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including right lower extremity numbness, left lower extremity numbness, right wrist disability, strain of the left quadriceps, degenerative arthritis of the right hand, a disability of the left foot, low back disability, deformity of the left foot, and right foot plantar fasciitis. The claims are remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of August 22, 1975, for the grant of service connection for back disability is granted. The appeal to reverse or revise the September 1975 rating decision denying service connection for epiphysitis, L4 with narrowing of disc space based on CUE is dismissed as moot.

The Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss, neck disability, back disability, and tinnitus have been denied. The Board has found that the evidence does not support a finding of in-service incurrence or aggravation of these conditions.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his back disability from February 25, 2020, was denied. The effective date prior to February 25, 2020, for the award of service connection for right lower extremity radiculopathy was also denied.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for back and right foot disabilities, finding that there was no in-service occurrence or disease that caused these conditions.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinion regarding the Veteran's lumbosacral strain. The VA needs to obtain a new medical opinion to address whether the condition is service-connected and if it is aggravated by any service-connected conditions.

Your previously restored 40 percent rating for scoliosis, diffuse degenerative joint disease, and degenerative disc disease lumbar spine is dismissed as moot because the claim has been granted.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for her lumbar spine and bilateral radiculopathy conditions were denied. The rating for the lumbar spine condition remains at 40 percent, while the initial disability ratings for bilateral radiculopathy are denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral knee disability and lumbosacral spine disability, finding that there was no evidence of in-service injury or disease related to these conditions.

The Veteran's lumbosacral strain with intervertebral disc syndrome is currently rated at 20 percent, and his right lower extremity radiculopathy is also rated at 20 percent. The appeal for a higher rating for the lumbosacral strain has been denied.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability from April 21, 2018 to January 25, 2021 due to his service-connected disabilities preventing him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inconsistencies in the examination reports and a need for additional evidence, specifically an updated VA examination.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, cervical spine strain, bilateral knee disability, right ankle sprain, lumbar spine strain, tinnitus, and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, prevent him from securing substantially gainful employment. The Board granted TDIU based on the cumulative effects of these conditions.

The Veteran requested to withdraw all his appeals, including the ones for increased disability evaluations and service connection. As a result, these claims are dismissed.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for neck and back disabilities have been denied as there is no evidence of a nexus between the current conditions and his military service.

The Board has denied service connection for tinnitus and has remanded the claims for lumbar spine disability, left leg disability, and pelvis pain due to a lack of STRs and inadequate VA examinations.