Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for lumbar strain and degenerative joint disease of the right knee, finding that these conditions are at least as likely as not related to service.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including cardiovascular disability, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, acquired psychiatric disability, neurological disability (vertigo), bilateral hip and knee disabilities, bilateral ankle disabilities, radiculopathy of upper and lower extremities, and a rating for multilevel spondylosis and mild spinal stenosis. The remand requires additional examinations and medical opinions to address the Veteran's claims.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for back and neck disabilities due to a hazing incident in-service. The RO is instructed to obtain relevant records from the Florida Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, workers' compensation records, and private treatment records.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a lumbar spine disability, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between his current condition and his active service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's application to reopen her claims for service connection of left and right knee disorders, low back arthritis. The issues of service connection for bilateral knees and upper extremities conditions are remanded due to inadequate examination in February 2020. The TDIU claim is also remanded.

The Veteran is granted a 40 percent rating for lumbosacral strain from November 25, 2019. The previous ratings of 10 and 20 percent are denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for frostbite of the feet, lower back disorder, and bilateral lower extremity and upper extremity disorders due to unresolved issues.

The Board has granted the petition to reopen service connection for a lumbar spine disability and remanded the issues of service connection and TDIU.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for a lower back condition, to include as secondary to service-connected right hip injury, must be remanded due to inadequate medical opinions and need for further examination.

The Veteran's initial rating for degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine was denied as it did not meet the criteria for a higher rating prior to August 14, 2017 and on or after that date. The Veteran's right knee disability was also denied as it did not meet the criteria for a higher rating prior to June 28, 2013.,The Veteran's lumbar spine disability is rated at 40% since August 14, 2017 and her right knee disability is rated at 20%.

The Board has granted service connection for chronic low back pain, attributing it to a lifting injury during Army Reserve service in 1981.

The Board has granted service connection for a low back disability, right knee disability, and gastrointestinal disability. The Veteran's symptoms have been present since his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his back disability and multiple lipomas, as well as service connection for a cardiac disability. The rating for the back disability was found to be inadequate, while the evaluations for the multiple lipomas were granted.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to issues related to service connection for right and left knee disorders, which are claimed as secondary to a service-connected low back strain.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to new evidence and for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for low back, right hip, and left hip conditions as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected residuals of bilateral stress fracture calcaneus.

The Veteran's right and left lower extremity radiculopathy are granted as secondary to his service-connected lumbar spine disability. The issues of entitlement to a left shoulder disorder, an increased rating for right shoulder degenerative arthritis, and TDIU due to service-connected disabilities remain pending.

The Veteran's request to reopen his claim of service connection for a back injury is granted. The Board also remanded the issue of service connection for lumbar spine disability due to insufficient evidence.

The application to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for a low back disorder is denied. The case has been remanded for an addendum opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's pelvic floor dysfunction.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an increased rating for his low back disability and TDIU due to new evidence submitted after the April 2004 rating decision.