Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a bilateral kidney disability has been withdrawn. The Board has remanded several other issues including skin, low back, psychiatric, headache, eye, hearing loss, tinnitus, carpal tunnel syndrome, hip, knee, and foot disabilities.

The Board has granted secondary service connection for the Veteran's lumbar spine disability, finding that it is proximately due to his service-connected right ankle disability.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder was dismissed.,A disability rating of 40 percent for a low back disability is granted as of January 24, 2016. The effective date for this award is January 21, 2016.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a hernia and an increased rating for his back disability due to incomplete examinations and conflicting medical opinions. The Veteran is also seeking clarification on the propriety of the separate rating associated with his LLE radiculopathy.

The Board denied service connection for lumbar degenerative joint disease and spondylosis, finding that the Veteran's current condition is not related to his in-service injury. The claim was also denied for cervical spondylosis and sprain due to lack of a nexus between the current condition and active service.,The Board concluded that there is no evidence showing chronic lumbar or cervical spine conditions during service, within one year after separation, or with continuous symptomatology since service.

The combined effects of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment during the appeal period prior to August 7, 2013.

The Board has remanded the case due to failure to comply with prior remand directives and insufficient evidence regarding service connection for a back condition. The Veteran is required to provide updated VA treatment records, undergo a VA examination, and receive an opinion on whether his preexisting scoliosis and kyphosis worsened during service or are otherwise related to active-duty service.

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

The claim for service connection of a lower back disorder is reopened, but the issue remains remanded due to insufficient medical opinion regarding its etiology.

The Board has reopened the previously denied claim for service connection of a low back disability and remanded all related issues. The Veteran's other claims are also being remanded.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection of a thoracolumbar spine disorder due to new and material evidence. The case is now remanded for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for a back condition and a neck condition, both of which were claimed by the Veteran. The conditions are deemed to have begun during active military service.

The Board has granted service connection for low back disabilities, tinnitus, and remanded other issues due to the need for additional development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a neck condition were denied. The Board found no evidence of chronic conditions in service or within one year of discharge, and the VA medical opinions concluded that the current diagnoses are not related to service.

The Veteran's appeal includes a claim for TDIU prior to February 5, 2020. The Board has decided this case and remanded it due to the need for additional development regarding private medical records and clarification of employment history.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to lack of evidence showing a nexus between the condition and service. The case is remanded for further development regarding the Veteran's claim for back disorder.

The Veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for his degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine was denied as it did not meet the criteria for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a back disorder, finding that there was no evidence to support a nexus between his current condition and his military service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to incomplete records and further development is required.

The Board dismissed the appeals regarding increased evaluations for allergic rhinitis, lumbar spine disability, and left eye disability due to the appellant's withdrawal of these claims.