Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches, finding that there is no evidence to support a causal relationship between his headaches and his military service or his service-connected cervical spine degenerative disc disease.

The Veteran's appeal for higher ratings for his low back disability is being remanded due to the need for additional evidence and readjudication.

The Veteran's appeals have been dismissed as he has withdrawn his claims prior to the Board making a decision.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to his service-connected disabilities, finding that he is not unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Board has determined that the Veteran is entitled to TDIU from June 5, 2018, to October 1, 2018, due to his service-connected disabilities preventing him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.

The Board has determined that the previous remand directives were not substantially complied with and requires further development for a medical opinion regarding the nature and likely etiology of the Veteran's low back disability.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including sleep apnea, ADHD, and multiple musculoskeletal conditions, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted his claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for an inguinal hernia and increased rating for lumbar spine disability due to outstanding VA treatment records and inadequate retrospective opinions. The case will be returned for further development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and a back disability due to insufficient examination opinions and missing records.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to his inability to be contacted and receive VA correspondence. The case will be returned to the RO for further action, including rescheduling VA examinations and sending notices via FedEx or UPS.

The Board has remanded the case for a new VA examination to assess the Veteran's back disability, as the March 2019 VA examination was deemed inadequate. The Veteran will be provided with outstanding records and a new examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a low back disability, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to military service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment, including in his past work as a machine operator and receiving dock clerk. The Board grants the TDIU on an extraschedular basis.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a thoracolumbar spine disability, finding that there was no evidence of arthritis or other back condition in service and insufficient continuity of symptomatology to establish a current disability. The Board also found that the motor vehicle accident did not cause the Veteran's current spinal condition.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, but denied service connection for low back and right knee disabilities. The claim for PTSD is remanded.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations and opinions regarding his lumbosacral strain with intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS) back disability. The claim will be reconsidered after these examinations.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's low back disability is related to service. The examiner must provide an opinion on whether it is at least as likely as not that the condition began during service, was noted during service with continuity of symptomatology, or is otherwise related to service.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for his service-connected scoliosis and degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine with IVDS was denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 10 percent for scoliosis prior to October 1, 2019, or a rating in excess of 20 percent for his degenerative arthritis and IVDS from October 1, 2019.,The VA examinations showed limited range of motion for the Veteran's spine. The examiner noted that pain significantly limited function during flare-ups.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment from March 13, 2015 through December 2, 2018. The case is referred for extraschedular TDIU consideration.

The appellant has withdrawn her appeal, and the Board dismissed it due to lack of allegations of errors in the determination.