Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Veteran's left knee disability is rated at 10 percent, and a separate 20 percent rating for instability is granted. The Board has remanded several issues including service connection for TBI and increased ratings for other conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to outstanding private treatment records and need for additional medical opinions regarding his lumbar spine disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings, service connection, and TDIU due to outstanding treatment records and additional medical opinions.

The Veteran's DJD of the lumbar spine with spinal stenosis and IVDS has not manifested by forward flexion of 30 degrees or less, nor has favorable ankylosis of the thoracolumbar spine been demonstrated. As a result, her claim for a higher rating is denied.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for a higher rating for degenerative disc disease, lumbar spine and service connection for fibromyalgia due to his withdrawal of the appeal.

The claims for service connection for a back disorder, right knee disorder, and pes planus are reopened.,The claim for service connection for a right ankle disorder is denied.,The claim for service connection for a right shoulder disorder is denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and initial disability ratings are remanded due to the need for additional examinations and medical opinions regarding his claimed disabilities, as well as a TDIU claim.

The Veteran's lumbar spine disability is rated at 40 percent from January 1, 2008, to July 29, 2014, and since November 1, 2014. The claim for a higher rating remains pending.

The Veteran's claim for headaches (knot on head) has been reopened. The claims for unspecified depressive disorder, back disability, right and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, right hip disability, and left hip disability are denied. The claim for service connection for headaches remains pending with the Board.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to a lack of substantial compliance with prior remand directives. The Veteran's claim for service connection for joint pain, including low back, bilateral hips, bilateral knees, and right wrist, is being reviewed.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a higher rating for his lumbar spine disability, as well as his claims for service connection for right and left hip disabilities due to inadequate VA examinations.

Your claims for service connection related to back disorder, right knee disorder, right foot disorder, left foot disorder, and acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) have been remanded. The Board found that the evidence is insufficient to establish a direct relationship between these conditions and your active-duty service.,The Veteran's hypertension and headaches were reopened based on new evidence showing potential links to his PTSD.

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for a low back disability due to an in-service fall, as well as whether any current back disability is related to the Veteran's service-connected coccyx disability. The case will be returned to the Board with instructions to obtain additional medical records and conduct further examination.

The Veteran's cervical spine, lumbar spine, right knee, left knee, and left forearm disabilities are related to his active military service.,The Veteran's gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are caused by the Veteran's obesity, which in turn is caused by his service-connected depressive disorder and musculoskeletal disabilities.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for a back disorder, as well as denied his claims for right and left hip disorders due to lack of evidence supporting their existence or causation.

The appeal regarding the issue of entitlement to service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability is dismissed. The claims for lower back disability and neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities are remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from June 6, 2011, finding that his service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Board has granted a 100% disability rating for the Veteran's PTSD, effective from the date of the decision. The issue of entitlement to TDIU based on service-connected PTSD is dismissed as moot due to the grant of a maximum rating.

The Board has decided to remand the claim due to failure to properly notify the Veteran of a scheduled VA examination and because an addendum opinion is needed regarding the etiology of his back condition.

Service connection for left ear hearing loss, lumbar spine disorder, and diabetes mellitus is denied.,The Veteran's psychiatric disability (other than PTSD) was granted an initial 70 percent evaluation.