Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate medical opinions provided in previous examinations. The Veteran is seeking service connection for various conditions, including back pain, internal injuries, urinary leakage, bilateral hand cramps, bilateral leg cramps, and bilateral foot cramps, all of which he contends are related to a motor vehicle accident during service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and an earlier effective date for certain benefits were denied. The case was remanded for further development.,For the lumbosacral strain, a rating in excess of 20 percent is not warranted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus is related to service, and granted service connection for it. The claims for bilateral hearing loss, a back disability, and sleep apnea are remanded for further development.

Service connection is granted for low back disorder. The Veteran's left hand disorder, right knee disability, and Dequervain's syndrome of the right wrist are all remanded for further evaluation.

The Board has remanded the case due to concerns about the competence of the VA examiner who provided an October 2022 opinion. The Veteran's representative challenged the qualifications of this examiner, and the appeal must be returned for further action.

The Board has remanded the case for further action due to the need to obtain additional VA treatment records and complete a VA Form 21-4142 for non-VA medical providers. The Veteran's claim of entitlement to an initial schedular rating in excess of 10 percent for his back disability is currently pending.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as major depressive disorder, is granted.,The Veteran's bilateral hip trochanteric bursitis and gout are granted.,The Veteran's right hand disability, back disability, bilateral knee disability, and bilateral foot disability are remanded for further development.,The Veteran's left leg scar is remanded.

Your claim for service connection for a thoracolumbar spine disorder has been fully granted in a January 2023 rating decision.

The Board has decided to remand the claim for a VA examination due to concerns about the accuracy of the previous examination report, specifically regarding the use of a goniometer.

The Veteran's right ear hearing loss is rated as noncompensable, with a current numeric designation of Level III.,Service connection for right knee pain and left knee pain is denied due to lack of in-service injury or disease and no persuasive evidence linking the disabilities to service.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for a lumbar spine disability, and the Board dismissed the case as a result.

The Veteran's sinus disability is granted, and he receives an initial noncompensable disability rating for his bilateral varicocele. His claims for joint pain, throat condition, back disability, irritable bowel syndrome, and posttraumatic stress disorder with traumatic brain injury residuals of tension headaches and vertigo are denied.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for a back condition due to insufficient rationale in the VA examiner's opinion regarding the onset and continuity of his symptoms during service. The case is sent back for an addendum opinion from a VA examiner.

The Board has granted service connection for right lower extremity radiculopathy (claimed as residuals of groin surgery) secondary to the Veteran's service-connected degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, finding that the evidence is approximately evenly balanced in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the issues of entitlement to an increased rating for PTSD and a TDIU due to unresolved procedural and evidentiary issues.

The Board denied service connection for a low back disability, finding that the Veteran's current condition is not attributable to his military service.

The Veteran's initial increased ratings for chronic right knee strain with bursitis and right knee instability are pending. The Board has also remanded the issues of service connection for a back disability, TDIU, and non-service-connected pension benefits prior to July 28, 2010.

The Board has withdrawn the issue of entitlement to a higher initial evaluation for degenerative arthritis of lumbar spine. The issue of entitlement to a higher initial evaluation for right hip strain is remanded due to lack of recent VA examination.

The Veteran's initial 20% rating for lumbar strain/spasm prior to May 25, 2022 is granted. The Veteran's degenerative arthritis/lumbar disability from May 25, 2022 is rated at 40%. The effective date for service connection of left lower extremity radiculopathy is set at October 10, 2018.

The Board has restored the Veteran's 20% rating for her lumbar spine degenerative disc disease from February 1, 2019.