Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for lumbar spine arthritis and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy as secondary to the now service-connected lumbar spine arthritis.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a lumbar spine disorder due to unverified periods of active duty and an inadequate medical opinion.

The Board denied service connection for sinusitis and a right hip disorder but granted a rating of 40 percent for lumbosacral strain effective from February 7, 2024.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, granted service connection for right shoulder strain, and remanded a claim for service connection for right knee strain.

The Board denied service connection for hearing loss, as the Veteran does not have a current disability for VA purposes. The claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and thoracolumbar spine condition were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for degenerative disc disease of the spine, and osteoarthritis of the right shoulder and left shoulder based on evidence showing that these conditions had onset during active military service.

The Board granted service connection for Parkinson's disease, an acquired psychiatric disorder (depression and anxiety) as secondary to Parkinson's disease, and degenerative arthritis, lumbosacral strain with history of lumbar laminectomies, and bilateral radiculopathies as secondary to Parkinson's disease.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, a right knee disability, and a low back disability but denied the claims for an earlier effective date for hypertension and distal lateral surgical scar of the right long finger, depression, bilateral hearing loss, and a right elbow disability. The Veteran was also granted an initial 10 percent rating for hypertension.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a lumbar spine disability to ensure all necessary evidence is obtained and an adequate VA examination is conducted.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, dismissing or denying all appeals.

The appeal for service connection for a low back disorder was dismissed due to the untimeliness of the Veteran's Notice of Disagreement.

The Board granted an effective date of October 20, 2022, for a 40 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected back disability.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a back disability, cervical spine degenerative disc disease (neck disability), and urinary incontinence to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition and a TBI, but denied the claim for PTSD as moot. The claims for service connection for a neck condition and back condition were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and dismissed the claims for lumbosacral strain, migraine headaches, and acne. The claims for acquired psychiatric disorder and left wrist condition were remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is granted an evaluation of 70 percent disabling, but no higher. Other claims for service connection and increased ratings were denied or remanded.

The Board granted service connection for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, but denied increased ratings for degenerative arthritis with degenerative disc disease and left lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Board granted a rating of 40 percent for the Veteran's low back disability but denied a higher rating for generalized anxiety disorder and remanded the claim for service connection for bladder dysfunction as secondary to the low back disability.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD, bipolar disorder, and thoracolumbar strain with arthritis, and assigned initial ratings. The issues of Parkinson's disease, dementia, cervical neck strain, spinal stenosis, TDIU, and special monthly compensation were remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for lumbosacral strain, finding that there was no evidence linking the condition to his active-duty service.