Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability, right and left lower extremity radiculopathy are being remanded for further evaluation due to worsening symptoms reported by the Veteran. The TDIU claim is granted.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for a low back disability due to new and material evidence received since the March 2017 rating decision. The issue of entitlement to an initial compensable rating for scar, residual of right finger laceration is also remanded.

The Veteran's right elbow tenosynovitis is granted service connection. The issues of left hand disability and bilateral hearing loss have been withdrawn from appeal.

The Veteran's low back disability is rated at a 40 percent rating from March 16, 2010, to January 11, 2021.,TDIU was granted for the period April 1, 2019, to January 11, 2021.

The Veteran's back disability and right lower extremity radiculopathy have been granted initial disability ratings of 40 percent, effective October 10, 2016.

The Veteran's right hip disability was granted service connection and a rating of 70% effective November 13, 2019. Service connection for low back degenerative arthritis was also granted.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have precluded him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment, and the Board has granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's lumbar spine disorder pre-existed service and was aggravated by service. The Veteran is requested to provide any additional private or VA treatment records, and a new VA examination will be scheduled.

The Board denied service connection for a back disorder and a right shoulder disorder, finding that the Veteran did not have these conditions during or within one year after his military service, and there was no evidence linking them to his service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions and need for additional evidence regarding the Veteran's low back disability.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for his back, left arm, left shoulder, and left elbow disabilities as there is no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his service-connected right shoulder disability.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including her adjustment disorder and various physical conditions, have impacted her ability to secure and follow substantially gainful employment prior to July 2, 2015. The Board has remanded the case for extra-schedular consideration of TDIU.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral foot condition and lumbar spine disease, make it impossible for him to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted TDIU benefits since February 25, 2013.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate evaluations by VRCs, and a new evaluation is needed to determine if the Veteran has an employment handicap or serious employment handicap.

The Board has found that the Veteran's migraine headaches are not related to his active service. The lumbar spine and bilateral foot conditions have been remanded for further development.

The Veteran's service-connected left knee disability did not prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment prior to November 27, 2009. The Board denied entitlement to a TDIU on an extraschedular basis.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including low back disability, right and left knee disabilities, left foot disability, headaches secondary to PTSD, peripheral neuropathy of upper extremities, herpes, cervical spine disability (secondary to PTSD), right and left hip pain, and hypertension. The only condition granted was an acquired psychiatric condition (PTSD, depression, anxiety and other stressor related disorder).

The appeal for the issue of entitlement to service connection for a lower back condition is dismissed. The issues of entitlement to service connection for any right lower extremity disability and a right elbow injury are remanded.

The Veteran's bilateral knee conditions and lumbar strain have been granted service connection.,A rating of 10 percent has been assigned for the right wrist condition.

The Board has remanded several claims for additional development due to the submission of new evidence, including VA treatment records and examination reports. The Veteran did not respond to a request to waive review by the AOJ.