Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a back disability, finding that there was no evidence showing it was incurred or aggravated during his active duty service. The Board also found that arthritis did not manifest within one year after discharge and thus could not be presumed to have been incurred in service.

The Board has granted service connection for Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease and post-operative lumbar fusion, spondylosis, spondylolisthesis with degenerative disc disease. The conditions are considered to have been present since before service due to their congenital nature, but were aggravated during service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's requests to readjudicate his claims for service connection for various conditions, including headaches, vertigo, left thumb disability, tailbone disability, cervical spine disability, and lumbar spine disability. The claims are remanded for additional examinations regarding tailbone, cervical spine, lumbar spine, sciatic nerve, left wrist, left hand, and bilateral foot disabilities, as well as for an examination to determine the etiology of vertigo and sleep apnea.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional examinations to determine the presence and etiology of a low back condition and left knee condition.,The Veteran's right ankle disability remains rated at 10 percent, with no higher rating granted. His bilateral ingrown toenails are currently rated as noncompensable.

The Veteran's GERD is rated at 30 percent, effective as of the date of this decision.,Service connection for left knee disability and left lower extremity neuropathy secondary to low back disability are granted.,TDIU is denied.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss is not granted an initial compensable rating, but his lumbosacral strain is granted service connection.

The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been received to readjudicate the Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, left knee condition, right knee condition, and lumbar spine degenerative arthritis. The claims are being remanded due to a pre-decisional error in considering all of the evidence.

The Veteran's sleep apnea and lumbar spine disability are granted, with the lumbar spine disability receiving a 40% rating.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's back and right knee disabilities. The claims are being returned for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal, finding that the grant of service connection for lumbar spine degenerative arthritis was clearly and unmistakably erroneous due to a misrepresentation of his active duty service duration.

The Veteran's lumbar and thoracic spine degenerative joint disease, cervical spondylosis and degenerative disease (cervical spine disability), and left and right upper extremity cervical radiculopathy have been granted effective from March 7, 2005.,An initial evaluation in excess of 50 percent for lumbar and thoracic spine degenerative joint disease is granted since May 16, 2012. An initial rating of 30 percent for cervical spondylosis and degenerative disease (cervical spine disability) from May 16, 2012 to December 20, 2022, and an evaluation in excess of 30 percent is denied from December 20, 2022 onwards.,Initial ratings for left upper extremity cervical radiculopathy (left arm) and right upper extremity cervical radiculopathy (right arm) are granted at 50 percent and 40 percent respectively since May 16, 2012.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional examinations and opinions to address the etiology of his diagnosed conditions, including vertigo. The claims are also remanded for further development regarding service connection.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate examinations and medical opinions. The lower back condition, left hip disability, and radiculopathy of left lower extremity are all being reviewed.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal prior to the scheduled hearing, thus the case is dismissed.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection on multiple conditions have been dismissed due to his death.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for various disabilities, including back disability, radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, left eye disability, left shoulder disability, and right shoulder disability. The decision is based on incomplete VA treatment records from the period of appeal.

The Board has denied service connection for the Veteran's back disability, left hip osteoarthritis, right hip osteoarthritis, LLE neuropathy, RLE neuropathy, and neck osteoarthritis. The evidence does not support a finding that any of these conditions are related to service.,The Board found no credible evidence linking current disabilities in the Veteran's back, hips, or nerves to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for neck and back disabilities, but denied service connection for left and right knee disabilities.

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to new and relevant evidence. The claim for service connection for lower back disability is denied.,Service connection for a lower back disability is denied as there is no credible evidence of an in-service injury or disease, nor continuity of symptomatology since service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including right knee osteoarthritis, left and right shoulder impingement syndrome, degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, radiculopathy in the right lower extremity, femoral nerve radiculopathy, and right hip trochanteric syndrome with osteoarthritis, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. As such, he is granted TDIU.