Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including right ankle disability, hypertension, low back disability, neck disability, left knee patellofemoral syndrome, and right knee patellofemoral syndrome. The Veteran's claims were based on direct evidence of a current condition related to service.

The Board denied service connection for back, left shoulder, and right wrist disabilities. Service connection was granted for rhinitis.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to new and material evidence. The issues of entitlement to service connection for a back disability, bronchial asthma, and an earlier effective date for bronchial asthma are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for back pain and associated radiculopathies have been granted with effective dates of July 10, 1994.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a lumbar spine disability, finding that it is proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected conditions, including obesity.

The Board has found the VA medical opinions inadequate and remanded for further development, including a new VA spine examination to address tingling, numbness, and muscle spasms in the Veteran's legs due to his back condition, and additional VA medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's OSA is proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of his claimed disabilities. The AOJ is required to obtain further examinations and opinions on the nature and etiology of each disability.

The Veteran's claims to reopen service connection for back, skin, and left knee conditions have been granted. The decision also remands the right knee condition.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and evaluation.

The Veteran's service-connected left ankle shin splints are granted a 10% rating.,Service connection for the Veteran's back disability is denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted for PTSD, hypertension secondary to PTSD, bilateral knee conditions, low back condition, bilateral thumb condition, cervicothoracic spine condition, right upper extremity radiculopathy, headaches (claimed as cephalgia), and bilateral hearing loss. The claim for tinnitus was denied.

The Board has granted service connection for lumbar spine disability and an initial rating of 20 percent for right foot disability. The other issues are remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and the need for updated information regarding employment status. The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are pending.

The Board has denied service connection for a lower back condition and a bilateral wrist condition, finding that the evidence does not support a link to active duty service.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral flat feet, acquired psychiatric condition, lip injury, left shoulder condition, hypertension, and back condition have been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The claims are granted in part.

The Veteran's back disability and lower extremity radiculopathies have been rated based on their severity, with some separate ratings for specific nerves involved. The initial rating of 40% has been granted from October 14, 2020, to February 27, 2023, for the back disability and lower extremity radiculopathies.

The Board denied service connection for TBI, lumbosacral spine disability, bilateral shoulder disability, and bilateral knee disability. The Veteran's claims were not granted as the evidence did not support a finding of current disabilities related to active service or an undiagnosed illness.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is denied as the evidence does not show that he is unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for further development and evaluation of the Veteran's lumbosacral strain condition.

The Veteran's back, neck, and radicular symptoms have worsened since his last VA examinations. The AOJ must schedule new examinations to determine the current severity of his disabilities and readjudicate the issues on appeal.