Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Veteran's claims of service connection for low back pain, left shoulder pain, and tinnitus have been granted. The issue of service connection for a lumbar spine disorder is remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for low back, right knee, and left knee disabilities. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, depression, and anxiety) is remanded due to the need for further verification of stressor events.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding it at least as likely as not caused by the Veteran's service-connected major depressive disorder. The claims for degenerative arthritis of the shoulders and cervical spine DDD are remanded due to lack of a VA examination. The claim for radiculopathy of the right upper extremity is inextricably intertwined with the cervical spine disability.

The Veteran's lumbar spine disability is granted service connection.,Prior to December 5, 2019, the Veteran's tension and vascular headaches are not entitled to a compensable rating. Beginning December 5, 2019, they are rated at 30 percent.,An effective date of July 21, 2017 is granted for the grant of service connection for tension and vascular headaches.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD with TBI and lumbar strain, have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted a TDIU effective June 5, 2009.

The Veteran's claims for bruxism (grinding of teeth) and temporomandibular joint disorder have been denied as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions.,The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including generalized anxiety disorder, has not resulted in a compensable rating due to insufficient evidence of current disability.

The appeal of entitlement to service connection for a low back disability and bilateral shoulder disability is dismissed.,The appeals of entitlement to service connection for bilateral knee disability and bilateral hand disability, secondary to the right wrist disability are remanded.

The Board has determined that the VA examinations provided were inadequate and remands are necessary for further evaluations of the Veteran's lumbar spine, left shoulder, right knee, and left knee disorders.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, intervertebral disc syndrome with degenerative arthritis, lumbosacral strain, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and left knee strain. The right shoulder disorder claim is denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for right lower extremity radiculopathy and lumbar spine disability due to incomplete development. The case will be returned to the RO for further action.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a neck condition and hyperparathyroidism. The neck condition claim is denied, while the endocrine system claim is remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's lumbar spine DJD is granted a 40 percent rating, effective December 2, 2010.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for degenerative disc disease of the thoracic spine with a history of compression fractures prior to December 4, 2019 and a disability rating in excess of 20 percent for the same condition from December 4, 2019. The remand is due to errors in the Veteran's prior and most recent VA examinations.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, finding that it is related to his military service.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a lumbar spine disorder was denied because his VA Form 9, which he filed in October 2018, was not timely or properly accepted by the Board.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral flat feet, lumbar spine arthritis and bony spurs at multi-levels of lumbosacral spine with lumbar stenosis, and right leg disorder (rheumatoid arthritis).,There is no evidence showing a current diagnosis or in-service injury that would support the Veteran's claims for service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a back condition, including lumbosacral strain and degenerative arthritis, finding that there is no medical relationship between his current back condition and his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right knee disability, low back disability, and right hip disability. The decision found no new and material evidence to reopen any of these claims.

The Veteran's appeal for increased evaluations of his lumbar spine condition and right lower extremity radiculopathy was remanded. An effective date earlier than August 24, 2017, for the grant of additional benefits for dependent child A.T. is denied.

The Veteran's appeal for a TDIU prior to May 24, 2011, was denied. The Board also remanded the issue of an initial increased rating for lumbar spine disability.