Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Veteran's claims of service connection for a back condition, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus are remanded due to insufficient evidence. Additional medical records need to be obtained, and further examinations are required.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of a low back disorder has been dismissed due to the death of the appellant. The Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate this claim as the appellant is deceased.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a lumbar spine disability, finding that there was no evidence of chronic disease during or within one year after service discharge and concluding that any current condition is not related to service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a lower back disability, including pain. The evidence is at least balanced as to whether the Veteran's current condition began during service.

The Veteran's motion to vacate the November 8, 2022, Board decision was granted. The claims for at least separate compensable evaluations for right and left leg radiculopathy from May 29, 2007, to May 13, 2015 are remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a back disability and lung cancer as accrued benefits due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.,The Board found that there was no causal relationship between the Veteran's diagnosed back condition and his service, with the earliest reported symptoms occurring decades after discharge.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected lumbar spine disability was denied as the evidence did not show unfavorable ankylosis of the entire thoracolumbar spine, and he currently receives a 40 percent rating.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment prior to November 27, 2016. The Board granted a TDIU on an extraschedular basis.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a back disorder, neck disorder, and right elbow disorder. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for degenerative arthritis of the spine, degenerative disc disease, and sciatic radiculopathy of right lower extremity have been reopened. The Board has determined that these conditions are related to his active military service and granted service connection.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for loss of vision, bilateral hearing loss, and hypertension have been dismissed. The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a back disability, an acquired psychiatric disability (PTSD), diabetes mellitus, type II, and a gastrointestinal disability.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a back disability was denied in July 2004 due to lack of evidence. The Board has now reopened the claim based on new and material evidence, but remanded for further examination and opinion regarding whether the current back disability is related to active duty or secondary to service-connected knee and right ankle disabilities.

The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is granted as secondary to service-connected unspecified depressive disorder and degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine. The right knee, right hip, left ankle, and low back disabilities are remanded for further examination.

The Board has granted service connection for lumbosacral strain with IVDS and osteoarthritis, finding that the Veteran's symptoms have been continuous since service separation. The decision is based on presumptive service connection due to arthritis.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral shin splints, low back disability, right carpal tunnel syndrome, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), finding that there is no evidence of these conditions during or within one year after her active service. The Board also found that any current diagnoses are not related to the Veteran's in-service exposure to particulate matter due to her service in Southwest Asia.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and an initial rating higher than 10 percent for his conditions were dismissed due to the death of the Veteran. The appeal is now closed without prejudice.

The Veteran's claim for service connection has been reopened, but the issues of entitlement to service connection for various conditions have been remanded due to insufficient medical opinions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a lumbar spine disability, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between his current condition and his active duty service.

The Veteran's right little finger disability has been rated as noncompensable due to the severity of his condition, which is not severe enough for a compensable rating.,The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for right and left knee osteoarthritis and a back disability secondary to bilateral knee osteoarthritis.

The Board has granted service connection for degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine and degenerative changes of the left hip and left knee, finding that these conditions are related to service.