Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Veteran's lumbar spine disorder and right lower extremity radiculopathy have been rated, but the appeal is remanded for further evaluation of his service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's lumbar spine disability is rated at 20 percent, and the appeal for a higher rating is denied.

The Board has dismissed all service connection claims due to the Veteran's death.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, an acquired psychiatric disorder, a lumbar spine disability, and a left shoulder disability due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service or any other compensable cause.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a low back disorder due to new and material evidence submitted. The claims for heat injury residuals, sleep apnea, and bilateral foot fungus are remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development to obtain addendum opinions addressing whether the Veteran's headache disorder, sleep disorder, and back disorder are related to his military service or secondary to his service-connected conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development and readjudication due to his failure to appear at a previously scheduled hearing, incomplete medical records, and other procedural issues.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial rating greater than 20 percent for his service-connected lumbar strain, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the current manifestations of the disability.

The Veteran's right ankle disorder is related to her service-connected rheumatoid arthritis and has been granted. The low back condition and fibromyalgia remain under review.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence and needs further development, including obtaining medical records from the Veteran's employment physical examinations. The claim will be reconsidered based on the new evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from obtaining or maintaining a substantially gainful occupation prior to July 18, 2016.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU due to incomplete medical opinions regarding his lower back disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a back disability, finding that there was no chronicity in service or within the applicable presumptive period and no evidence of continuity of symptomatology. The examiner opined that the current low back strain is less likely related to service.

The Veteran's back disability is rated at 40 percent, and the ratings for lower extremity radiculopathy are denied. The appeal is not about service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a lumbar spine disability, finding that the evidence did not support a finding of in-service incurrence or aggravation and that any current condition is less likely related to military service.

The Board has previously remanded the claim for TDIU, and it is being remanded again due to the Veteran not submitting an updated VA Form 21-8940. The Veteran will be given another opportunity to submit this form.

The Veteran's low back disability is rated at 10 percent, and his left leg disability (radiculopathy) was initially rated at 10 percent prior to October 20, 2022, and then increased to 20 percent since that date. Both ratings are denied.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for various joint and spine disabilities due to the need for additional in-patient treatment records from an Air Force hospital in Thailand. The AOJ must provide a formal finding of unavailability for these records.

The Board has granted service connection for a back condition and left lower extremity radiculopathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected back disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an increased rating for PTSD, service connection for a low back disability, and TDIU due to new evidence being added to the file.