Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss is denied. The appeals for service connection of a lower back condition and high blood pressure are remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, lumbar spine disability, lumbar spine surgical scars, and bilateral eye disability. The TDIU rating claim is also being remanded.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for neck disability, head injury (including TBI and headaches), low back disability, and bilateral hearing loss. These issues are being remanded to allow for further development of evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for lumbar and cervical spine disabilities, finding that the Veteran's symptoms are related to his in-service injury.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the evaluation for his service-connected back disability, and the Board dismissed the case as a result.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service treatment records and a need for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's lumbar spine disorder is related to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for headaches as secondary to service-connected allergic sinusitis. The issues of whether the character of discharge and service connection for psychiatric disorders, chronic fatigue syndrome, sleep apnea, arthritis of the cervical spine, and arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine are remanded.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from February 20, 2015 to January 3, 2021 due to service-connected seizure disorder. Simultaneously, SMC at the housebound rate was also granted for this period.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's claims, including service connection for various conditions and rating determinations. The main reasons are to obtain missing service treatment records and private medical records, as well as to determine whether new evidence supports reopening of certain claims.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's bilateral lumbar radiculopathy, finding that her current condition is related to military service and began in service in 1991.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities resulted in a temporary total rating for convalescence and SMC based on housebound criteria from November 1, 2018, to February 1, 2019. The extension of the rating was granted due to complications following surgery.

The Veteran's left and right knee disabilities are granted as secondary to his service-connected lumbar disability.,From January 9, 2015 to April 19, 2016, the Veteran is granted a TDIU due to his service-connected lumbar disability.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for cervical and lumbar spine pain, PTSD, and a sleep disorder. The case is remanded to allow for further development of these issues.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for low back pain, right knee disability, and left shoulder disability due to his failure to report for necessary VA examinations.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals on all issues related to service connection for heart disability, diabetes mellitus type II, right knee disability, left knee disability, and low back disability. The appeal is dismissed.

The Veteran's neck disability is currently rated at 30 percent, effective June 14, 2016. The Board has remanded the issue of a higher rating for his cervical spine disability.,Effective June 14, 2016, service connection was granted for depressive disorder associated with a neck disability and migraine headaches associated with a neck disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a higher rating for her low back disability and TDIU due to service-connected disabilities prior to March 19, 2021. The case will be returned to the AOJ for further development.

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings and service connection has been withdrawn.,New evidence received since the last final denial supports reopening of claims for service connection.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to inadequate examinations of the Veteran's shoulder and spine disabilities.

The Board has decided to remand the issue of service connection for a low back disorder due to insufficient evidence in the VA examination and lack of consideration of the Veteran's reported symptoms.