Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Veteran's thoracolumbar spine disability is currently rated at 20 percent, and the Board finds that it does not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on current evidence. The issues of entitlement to initial ratings in excess of 10 percent for pansinusitis with headaches, hypertension, and rosacea are also remanded.

The appeal has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have precluded him from engaging in substantially gainful employment since November 5, 2019. The Board granted a TDIU for this period of time but remanded the issue prior to November 5, 2019 due to lack of development.

The Veteran's tension headaches are granted service connection. The remaining issues of service connection for various musculoskeletal and psychiatric disabilities are remanded.

The Board has determined that further development is necessary before the claims for service connection can be adjudicated. The Veteran's back, foot, hip, and knee disabilities are being remanded for additional medical opinions to address the etiology of her conditions.

The Veteran's vertigo and right ankle tendonitis have been granted service connection, while the remaining issues are remanded. The Veteran was awarded a 30% disability rating for his right ankle tendonitis.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and lumbar spine disability due to incomplete service personnel records, particularly regarding his periods of active duty in the Air National Guard. The VA will attempt to obtain these records and verify all periods of active duty.

The Veteran's cervical spine disability, characterized by limited forward flexion to 15 degrees and associated pain, is rated at a 30 percent level for the entire appeal period.

The Board denied service connection for a lumbar spine disability and a right-hand disability, finding that the evidence did not support a link between these conditions and service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a low back disability was granted, and an effective date of March 21, 1995, was established. The left shoulder disability issue is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination. The left ankle scar issue has been granted with an initial compensable rating.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration of additional evidence, including a contemporaneous examination to assess the current severity of the Veteran's lumbar spine disability.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining missing service treatment records and personnel records. The Veteran's claims of low back and left hip conditions are also being reviewed.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD has been reopened and is granted. Service connection for diabetes mellitus, left foot numbness, right foot numbness, chronic fatigue, back disability, rheumatoid arthritis, and skin lesions remains denied.

The Board has granted service connection for migraine headaches, lumbar joint arthropathy, and abdominal disability. Service connection was denied for gynecological disability.,Service connection is granted for migraine headaches as the evidence is at least evenly balanced that they are related to service.

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

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine. The remaining issues have been remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities due to a lack of service treatment records and personnel records. The Veteran is advised to provide any additional information needed for the search.

The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been received to readjudicate the Veteran's claims for service connection for a back disorder, tinnitus, and bilateral pes planus. The evidence includes VA treatment records, a private physician's November 2019 Back Conditions Disability Benefits Questionnaire (DBQ), and the Veteran's hearing testimony.,The Board finds that new and relevant evidence has been received to readjudicate the claims for service connection for a back disorder, tinnitus, and bilateral pes planus. The evidence includes VA treatment records, a private physician's November 2019 Back Conditions Disability Benefits Questionnaire (DBQ), and the Veteran's hearing testimony.

The Board has granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine and cervical spine, finding that the evidence is in relative equipoise as to whether these conditions are related to active service.

The Board has granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine and cervical spine, finding that the evidence is in relative equipoise as to whether these conditions are related to active service.