Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for neck and low back disabilities must be remanded due to duty-to-assist errors. Specifically, VA treatment records from 2003 to present need to be obtained, and a VA examination is required.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been dismissed as he withdrew his appeals.

The Board has dismissed the appeal for service connection for tinnitus as moot due to a grant of service connection in a prior decision. The claims for left foot disorder, left shoulder disorder, lumbar spine disorder, and bilateral hearing loss have all been denied based on lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error and needs additional evidence to determine if the Veteran's low back disorder is related to service.

The Veteran's low back condition has been rated at 10 percent since September 15, 2004. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on functional impairment due to pain and other factors.

The Veteran's lumbosacral strain is related to his military service and has been granted service connection.,Prostate cancer, linked to in-service radiation exposure, has also been granted on a direct basis with an effective date based on the date of claim.

The Veteran's ankylosing spondylitis and bilateral knee osteoarthritis with patellofemoral syndrome are granted at 50% and 20% ratings respectively. The service connection claims for a bilateral ankle condition and sleep apnea are remanded.

The Veteran was granted service connection for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, and peripheral neuropathy of the left and right upper extremities.,Service connection was established for these conditions based on a direct relationship to active duty service.

The Board has dismissed all issues of increased evaluations and service connection due to the appellant's withdrawal of her appeal.

The Board has granted service connection for cervical spine degenerative disc disease with spinal fusion and spinal stenosis, finding that the Veteran's current condition had its onset during service.

The Veteran's service connection claim for a back disability, including multilevel stenosis, lumbar disc disease, and arthritis, is granted as his current condition is related to his active-duty service.

The Veteran's service-connected cervical spine, lumbar spine, and headache conditions are granted. A separate 10 percent rating is granted for left knee instability.

The Board has granted service connection for a right foot scar, claimed as cellulitis. The other claims of service connection are remanded.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right knee, left knee, and low back disabilities due to a lack of evidence showing these conditions were incurred during or aggravated by his military service.

The Veteran's claims for effective dates prior to September 27, 2013 for the grant of service connection for low back and right hip disabilities are denied.,The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for her low back and right hip disabilities are remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's lumbar spine disability and its relation to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's back disability, which may be related to service or aggravated by a post-service injury.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating, as well as earlier effective dates. The issues include a right knee disability, lumbar spine disability, and right lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Veteran's cervical strain with degenerative disc disease is currently rated at 10 percent prior to September 20, 2021, and at 30 percent thereafter. The claim for a higher rating remains denied as the evidence does not support an increase in ratings.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was rated as noncompensable prior to June 3, 2019 and at a 10 percent rating thereafter. The Board found the evidence did not support an increased rating for this condition.,Service connection for right shoulder degenerative arthritis, left shoulder degenerative arthritis, low back disability, cervical spine disability, right foot disability, left foot disability, right ankle disability, left ankle disability, right knee disability, left knee condition, right hip disability, and left hip disability is remanded.