Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board denied a rating higher than 40 percent for the Veteran's lumbar spine disability as of August 11, 2017.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to missing VA treatment records and an addendum opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's lumbar spine disability.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for DM, right shoulder disability, and other conditions was denied. The application to reopen the DM claim was also denied due to lack of new and material evidence. The rating for the right shoulder disability remains at 30 percent.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for back and neck disabilities due to insufficient medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service. The Veteran will need to provide updated VA treatment records and undergo VA examinations.

The Veteran's service connection claims for a back disability and right lower extremity radiculopathy have been granted. Additionally, the Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 70 percent, effective from March 29, 2013.

The Veteran's degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine is granted as secondary to service-connected PTSD.,The Veteran's prostate cancer and associated residuals are granted based on in-service exposure, with the benefit of doubt given.,Service connection for tinnitus is denied due to lack of a causal relationship between the condition and service.

The Veteran's back disability is currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board finds that it does not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation based on the evidence of record.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including lumbosacral strain and left shoulder strain with degenerative joint disease, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. A separate 30 percent rating for depression as a manifestation of his service-connected conditions is granted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection of a back disability due to additional development being necessary.

The Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for a lumbar spine disability is granted. The Board has also remanded the claims of entitlement to service connection for cervical and lumbar spine disabilities due to lack of recent VA treatment records and need for further examination.

Service connection is granted for atrial fibrillation as secondary to the service-connected coronary artery disease. The other issues are remanded.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeal for service connection and increased ratings for various conditions, leaving no issues to be decided by the Board.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a dry eye condition and lower back condition due to insufficient evidence regarding their etiology. The Veteran is required to provide additional medical records, including those from his orthopedic provider, and undergo VA examinations.

The Veteran's lumbosacral spine disability is found to be related to his active duty service, and the claim for service connection is granted.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension due to military environmental exposure under the PACT Act, but denied service connection for thoracolumbar spine disability, cancer of the left tonsil, and COPD.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for knee, lumbar spine, and cervical spine disabilities due to a lack of evidence showing these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for traumatic brain injury, pilonidal cyst, low back disability, and residuals of left hip stab wound due to a lack of VA examinations. The Veteran is required to attend rescheduled VA examinations.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation as of September 7, 2010.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for low back disorder, left knee disorder, right knee disorder, and cervical spine disorder due to a lack of treatment records and the need for additional medical opinions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for osteoarthritis and post-traumatic degeneration of the joints as secondary to a service-connected disability was denied. The Board found that new and material evidence had not been received, thus denying the application to reopen the previously denied claim. For lumbosacral spine intervertebral disc syndrome, the Veteran's initial disability rating in excess of 20 percent was also denied.