Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for service connection for low back injury, neck injury, migraine headaches, and bilateral hearing loss has been granted.,Service connection is established for low back injury, neck injury, and migraine headaches. Bilateral hearing loss remains under consideration.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a new VA examination to address his lumbar spine and headache disabilities due to an inadequate statement of reasons and bases in the previous decision.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disorder, finding that there was not sufficient evidence to establish a link between his current condition and his active-duty service or any other service-connected disability.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for right shoulder, left shoulder, and low back disabilities due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for a right shoulder disorder and a neck disorder, finding that the Veteran did not have these conditions during or within one year after his military service. The evidence does not support a link between any current disorders and his military service.,There is no medical opinion linking either condition to service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased evaluations and service connection due to potential worsening of his bilateral knee condition, PTSD, lumbosacral spine disability, and TDIU. The Veteran is also required to provide VA with any outstanding treatment records from the Prescott VA and Phoenix VA.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disorder and TDIU based on a single service-connected disability due to incomplete opinions regarding whether his low back disorder is aggravated by his service-connected bilateral hip and knee disabilities. The case will be returned for further development.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for lumbosacral strain, right knee condition, left knee condition, and vertigo due to incomplete development. The Veteran's request for a hearing was withdrawn, and the Court ordered further development.

The Board has granted service connection for a back disability and remanded the issue of service connection for sleep apnea, to include as secondary to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for low back and mid-back disorders were denied as there was no evidence of a current disability related to service.

The Board has dismissed all service connection claims due to the death of the appellant.

The Veteran's service connection claim for a lumbar spine disability is granted as his current diagnosis of arthritis of the lumbar spine is related to his active duty service.

The Board denied service connection for cervical spine disability, radiculopathy of the upper and lower extremities, left knee disability, and esophageal disability (Barrett's esophagus).,Service connection was granted for cluster headaches.,TDIU claim was dismissed due to lack of response from the Veteran.

The Board has determined that the VA did not substantially comply with its previous remand directives and thus, another remand is necessary to obtain an adequate opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed back condition and acquired psychiatric conditions.

The Veteran's back disability is rated at a 40 percent rating since March 4, 2020.

The Veteran's service-connected depressive disorder is rated at 50 percent prior to May 20, 2020 and at 70 percent thereafter. The Board finds the evidence does not support a higher rating for this condition.,For the period from May 20, 2020 onward, the Veteran's service-connected depressive disorder is rated at 70 percent. The Board finds the evidence does not support a higher rating for this condition.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for cervical and lumbar spine disorders have been denied as the evidence does not show that his conditions meet or approximate the criteria for a rating more than 30 percent for the cervical spine disorder, or a rating more than 20 percent for the lumbar spine disorder.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of his left-hand disability and low back injury. The claims are not granted as there is no clear evidence that the disabilities are related to service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine and cervical spine due to inadequate medical opinions regarding secondary service connection.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of a low back disability was denied as the earliest date of separation from active duty is considered the effective date. The Veteran's claim for increased evaluation of his low back disability prior to June 3, 2021, and since that date, were also denied due to lack of evidence showing an increase in severity.