Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board has granted a rating of 40 percent for the Veteran's lumbar spine disorder, effective from August 28, 2014.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a bladder condition is recharacterized as one for a neurologic low back disability, to include bladder symptoms. The Board finds an examination and records review are necessary due to the lack of medical evidence regarding the onset and etiology of the Veteran's neurologic back disability.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine prior to June 6, 2022 was denied. The claims for right leg radiculopathy and right knee conditions were partially granted with some issues still denied.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for higher ratings for his cervical and lumbar spine conditions due to incomplete development of records and need for further examination.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for cervical spine DDD, left upper extremity radiculopathy, and right upper extremity radiculopathy due to inadequate examination reports and new evidence.

The Veteran's breast cancer and any residuals thereof are not etiologically related to her active service, and were not present within one year of separation from service.,The Veteran's back disability did not have its onset during her first period of active service and is not otherwise etiologically related to such service. The arthritis was also not present to a compensable degree within one year of her service separation.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for right knee, left knee, and low back disabilities due to a lack of current diagnoses.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for lower back disability, left and right lower extremity radiculopathy due to outstanding medical records and VA medical opinions.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for earlier effective dates and increased ratings as the Veteran timely opted into the modernized appeals process under the Appeals Modernization Act (AMA). The claims of service connection for PTSD, low back disability, TBI, and peripheral neuropathy have been granted in full.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for his back disability were dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient information regarding the Veteran's lower back disorder, requiring further examination and assessment.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his back and ankle conditions, rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation from October 22, 2010 to March 8, 2016.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected degenerative disc disease with IVDS of the thoracolumbar spine and associated lower extremity radiculopathies due to issues related to the adequacy of medical examinations and whether the Board had jurisdiction over the radiculopathy rating issues.

The Veteran's service connection for lumbosacral strain is granted. The appeal for service connection for a penile condition is dismissed due to the grant of service connection. The appeals for initial disability ratings for right knee conditions are remanded.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's back disorder, right knee disorder, and left knee disorder did not begin during active service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease. The claims for service connection have been denied.

The Veteran's lumbosacral strain disability was rated at 10 percent prior to January 4, 2023 and increased to 20 percent from that date.,The Veteran's right lower extremity radiculopathy was rated at 10 percent prior to January 4, 2023 and increased to 20 percent from that date.,The Veteran's left lower extremity radiculopathy was rated at 10 percent from January 4, 2023.

The Board has granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability, finding that the Veteran's current symptoms are related to his in-service injury and subsequent treatment.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for a VA examination to address her claimed low back disability.,An extraschedular evaluation for service-connected chronic headaches under 38 C.F.R. § 3.321(b)(1) is denied.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for a lumbar spine disability and remanded it. The cervical spine disability claim is also remanded due to inextricability with the lumbar spine disability claim.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted, but further evaluations are needed to determine the appropriate ratings and effective dates.