Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

Service connection for PTSD, lumbosacral strain, left knee strain, right knee strain, neck impairment, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and erectile dysfunction has been granted.,Service connection for back impairment, left knee impairment, right knee impairment, and psychiatric impairment has also been granted.

The Board has granted service connection for a back disability, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to his in-service symptoms and treatment.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are not of sufficient severity to produce unemployability, and the Board finds that she is not unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due solely to her service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's increased rating for low back disability and earlier effective date are denied. Service connection for bilateral lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy is granted as secondary to the service-connected low back disability.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a bilateral knee disability is dismissed as the AOJ has already granted it. The appeals for increased ratings and other issues are pending.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not warrant a higher rating, and has remanded for further action on his claims of service connection for back disability and bilateral knee strain.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as PTSD), a lumbar spine disability, a respiratory disability, diabetes mellitus, type II, and an eye disability are not supported by the evidence. The case is remanded to obtain additional medical records and to schedule VA examinations.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for left and right knee osteoarthritis, as well as a higher rating for her thoracolumbar spine disability, are being remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the issue of left ankle disability. Service connection was granted for right shoulder and thoracolumbar spine disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for the appellant's back condition, finding that there was no nexus between his current condition and an in-service injury. The evidence did not establish a continuity of symptoms since service or show any relationship to military service.

The Board has granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability and dismissed the issue of service connection for a left foot disability. The Veteran's lumbar spine disability is related to his bilateral knee disabilities.

The Veteran's GERD, allergic rhinitis and chronic sinusitis, migraine headaches, back disability, and sleep apnea are all granted. The claims for service connection for migraine headaches, a back disability, and sleep apnea are remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and opinions.

The Board has remanded several issues related to service connection for various conditions, effective date determinations, and other claims due to procedural defects in the initial rating decision.

The Veteran's initial disability rating for a lumbar spine disability prior to August 27, 2021 is granted at 40 percent. The claim for an increased rating in excess of 40 percent from that date is denied.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for his scar, lumbar spine was denied. However, the Board granted a separate 10 percent evaluation for painful scars on the lumbar spine.

The Veteran's PTSD, tinnitus, and right knee condition are all granted service connection. The back condition is denied.,Service connection for PTSD, tinnitus, and right knee condition has been established based on the in-service stressors and noise exposure.

The Veteran's low back disorder is rated at 10 percent prior to July 8, 2019, and 20 percent thereafter. The effective date for service connection of the low back disorder due to aggravation by a service-connected disability has been granted as July 12, 2017.,The Veteran's left lower extremity radiculopathy is rated at 10 percent. An earlier effective date of March 14, 2019, for the grant of service connection for this condition has also been granted.

The Veteran's appeals for increased evaluations and service connection have been dismissed due to his withdrawal of all pending claims.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities effective January 16, 2007.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his lumbar spine disability and related nerve radiculopathy issues has been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support an increased rating based on unfavorable ankylosis or IVDS with incapacitating episodes.