Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board has remanded several claims related to the Veteran's knee and cervical spine disabilities, including effective date determinations and initial disability ratings. The TDIU claim was also remanded for due process development.

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The Veteran's right ear hearing loss disability is granted as service-connected due to in-service noise exposure. The lumbar spine and right knee disabilities are remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's claims for special home adaptation and specially adapted housing were denied because he does not have a permanent and total disability that precludes locomotion due to the loss or loss of use of both lower extremities.

The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected lumbosacral strain and spondylolisthesis is being remanded due to insufficient medical evidence at the time of the December 2019 rating decision. A new VA examination is required.

Service connection is granted for bilateral hearing loss and low back disability. Service connection is denied for prostate disability, erectile dysfunction, colon cancer surgery, multi-joint arthritis, left shoulder disability, and right shoulder disability.,The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded to correct an error in satisfying a regulatory duty.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for annual clothing allowances for his back brace and bilateral knee braces in 2020, but denied the claim for a right ankle brace due to lack of service-connected disability.

Service connection is granted for left wrist sprain and lumbar spine degenerative disc disease with radiculopathy. The Veteran's claims for service connection of a left-hand condition, right-hand condition, and migraines are remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent prior to September 14, 2021, for his lumbar spine disability due to inadequate examination.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for a lumbar spine disability due to insufficient information and evidence regarding its onset in service. The Veteran needs an examination to determine if his current low back disability is related to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's thoracolumbar spine disability, right hip disability, left hip disability, right knee disability, and left knee disability. These conditions are deemed to be directly related to his active military service.,No specific exposure basis was provided in the decision.

The Veteran's lumbar spine, left knee, and right knee disabilities are being remanded for further review. The claims will be considered on their merits.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him in need of regular aid and attendance, as he is unable to dress or undress himself, keep himself clean and presentable, prepare his own meals, and protect himself from daily hazards. The Board has granted entitlement to SMC(l).

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for lumbar and cervical spine disabilities due to inadequate VA examination opinions. The claims will be reconsidered with new evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation prior to May 9, 2018.

The Veteran's claims for higher ratings were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a rating more than 20 percent for lumbar degenerative arthritis with intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS) and spondylolisthesis, or cervical degenerative joint disease (DJD) status post cervical fusion.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and a back condition due to errors in obtaining relevant medical records and service treatment records. The Veteran's periods of active duty, ADT, IDT, and Reserve service need to be confirmed.

The Board has granted earlier effective dates of February 17, 2012 for service connection of lumbar radiculopathy of the bilateral lower extremities. The increased rating claims are remanded to assign initial ratings and readjudicate the cases.

The Board has remanded the case for adjudication of claims regarding effective dates for increased ratings, including consideration of whether there was clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in the November 2017 Rating Decision.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's degenerative disc disease, finding that his current condition is related to an in-service injury and that he experienced chronic back pain post-service.