Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right shoulder, right knee, left knee, and back disorders due to inadequate medical opinions in the April 2019 VA examination.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's sleep apnea is service connected. The left knee, right knee, and low back disorders are remanded for further examination.

The Board has granted service connection for a neck disability, back disability, right shoulder strain, and migraine disability as secondary to the Veteran's now service-connected cervical spine disability.

The Veteran was granted a TDIU for the entire period on appeal due to his service-connected back disability.,The issue of an extraschedular rating in excess of 40 percent for the service-connected back disability is dismissed as moot because the Veteran has been granted a TDIU.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted service connection as they were related to in-service noise exposure. Service connection for lumbar spine degenerative arthritis is remanded due to the need for a medical opinion.

The Board has vacated the denial of service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, COPD, skin cancer, a back disability, and a heart disability. The Veteran's testimony at his September 2021 hearing provided evidence in support of these claims.

Your appeal for an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for lumbar spine arthritis has been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal through his authorized representative.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for bilateral plantar fasciitis and lumbar back strain with spondylosis and arthritis have been remanded due to the need for additional evidence and a new examination.

The Veteran's TDIU claim was denied as his service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's initial ratings for degenerative disc disease of the thoracolumbar spine and hearing loss of the left ear were denied. The case is remanded to schedule new examinations for both conditions.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records.

The Board has granted service connection for a low back disability for the purpose of retroactive benefits on the basis of substitution, finding that there is continuity of symptomatology linking a condition noted in service to the current disability.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's lumbar spine disability should be remanded for further development, including obtaining SSA records and VA treatment records.

The Board has remanded the claims for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy, as well as lumbosacral strain with degenerative spurring L1 and L2. The Veteran's lumbar spine disability claim is also being remanded due to incomplete records from University of Utah Health Care.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's back disability, including osteoarthritis/degenerative disc disease, had its onset in service and is related to his active military service aboard a U.S. naval vessel. As such, the claim for service connection for this condition is granted.

The Board denied service connection for a low back disability, finding that the Veteran's current condition is not related to his military service. The evidence showed no chronicity of symptoms in service and no post-service treatment until many years after separation.,The Board also denied service connection for a left knee disability, noting that there was no chronicity of symptoms in service and no post-service treatment until many years after separation.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including old compression fracture with degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine and left lower extremity radiculopathy, are being remanded for further development to determine their current severity.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations and service connection are remanded due to the need for additional examinations and medical opinions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a back disability, tinnitus, and hearing loss has been remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Board has granted service connection for lumbar spine disability, right hip strain, and IBS with urinary incontinence secondary to bilateral knee disabilities on a causation basis.,However, the issue of entitlement to service connection for right big toe disability remains pending as no VA examiner has provided an opinion regarding its relationship to service-connected knee disabilities.