Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and has remanded the remaining issues due to lack of medical evidence.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for his back condition and granted it, finding that there is a reasonable possibility that his current back condition is related to his in-service injury.

The Board has remanded the cases of service connection for back disability, bilateral hip condition, and neck disability due to insufficient evidence. The claims are pending further development.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for various knee, shoulder, lumbar spine, and cervical spine disorders due to in-service cold exposure. Additional medical evidence is needed to determine if these conditions are related to service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disorder and bilateral pes planus have been reopened. The claim of nutritional deficiency, skin disorders, anemia, eye disorder, and headaches secondary to hypothyroidism are also being remanded.,Service connection is being remanded for the Veteran’s low back disorder, peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities, and peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities.

The Veteran's current low back and right hip disorders are not related to service, as there is no evidence of a nexus between the conditions and military service. The skin disorder may be related to service due to potential pre-existing conditions exacerbated by service.,PTSD was diagnosed based on childhood trauma, but its relationship to service needs clarification.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings due to insufficient medical opinions regarding his lumbar spine disorder, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and right upper extremity neuritis. The case is also remanded for a VA examination to determine the current severity of his service-connected right upper extremity neuritis disability.

The Board has granted service connection for a low back disability, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to her active duty service.

The Board is remanding the cases for further development to obtain VA and private treatment records, including those from non-VA emergency rooms. The claims include increases in ratings for lumbosacral spondylosis, left lower extremity nerve disability, and right lower extremity nerve disability, as well as a TDIU rating prior to July 10, 2020.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have not rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation, thus his claim for TDIU is denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination.

The Board has denied service connection for a lumbar spine disability and a right leg disability, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are not related to his active military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and a back disability due to the Court finding that the existing record does not contain adequate medical opinion evidence to adjudicate these claims under the new theory of entitlement. The VA examiner is required to provide an opinion as to whether it is at least as likely as not (50 percent or greater probability) that obstructive sleep apnea and/or a back disability is due to a disease or injury while on active duty, if caused by service-connected conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right shoulder conditions, back condition, and neck condition as secondary to epilepsy. The VA examinations did not provide adequate detail in their nexus opinions.

The Board denied service connection for a back disability, finding that the Veteran's back disability did not manifest in service and is not attributable to service.

The Board has remanded the case for a clarification of the nature and etiology of the Veteran's cervical spine disability, including whether it is related to service or secondary to his service-connected conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for further action due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of his claimed conditions and their relationship to service.

The Board has granted service connection for left upper extremity cervical radiculopathy and carpal tunnel syndrome, right foot achilles tendonitis with spur and plantar fasciitis, left foot achilles tendonitis with spur and hallux rigidus, and degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine, status post cervical fusion and discectomy.,The Board has also granted an initial 10 percent rating for sciatic nerve radiculopathy of the left lower extremity.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are preventing him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment. The Board finds a remand is required to obtain updated information about his most recent employment and to request an opinion regarding the combined effects of his service-connected conditions on his employability.

The Veteran's claims for increased disability ratings for PTSD, major depressive disorder, and lumbosacral intervertebral disc syndrome are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.