Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for a lumbar spine disorder and the criteria for a TDIU prior to January 10, 2025 were not met.

The appeal was dismissed as the proposed rating reductions for thoracolumbar spine strain and acne, and the initial ratings for bilateral hip disabilities were not properly appealed.

The Board dismissed the veteran's claims for service connection for a back condition, right leg condition, left foot condition, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right foot condition due to procedural defects.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for vascular headaches and granted restoration of the cervical spine, left upper extremity radiculopathy, and lumbar spine disability ratings.

The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss and denied increased ratings for left ear hearing loss, degenerative disc disease, dermatitis, and epilepsy, grand mal.

The veteran's appeal for increased ratings for thoracolumbar strain and right hip, trochanteric pain syndrome was dismissed as it was not timely filed.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and remanded the claims for bilateral hand, hip, knee, and lumbosacral arthritis to provide further development.

The Board granted service connection for lumbar spine degenerative arthritis with low back pain on a presumptive basis due to the continuity of symptomatology since service.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus and dismissed the claim for service connection for right knee degenerative joint disease. The claims for service connection for acquired psychiatric disability, degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine, degenerative arthritis of the lumbosacral spine, headache disability, and obstructive sleep apnea were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis, bilateral foot disability, lumbar spine disability, irritable bowel syndrome, headaches, and obstructive sleep apnea. The effective date of March 2, 2022, was granted for the award of service connection for rhinitis, and a 70 percent rating was assigned for other specified trauma and stressor related disorder.

The Board remands the issues of service connection for a recurrent lumbar spine disability, recurrent right lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy, and entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent for right knee strain due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claims for an earlier effective date for service connection for various conditions, due to a failure to provide notice of the Veteran's right to a hearing.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and bilateral shin splints. The claims for a cervical spine disability and lumbar spine disability were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for a low back condition and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy but denied service connection for tinnitus. The Board also granted ratings in the form of effective dates for certain conditions, while denying increased ratings.

The Board granted service connection for headaches and lumbar spine disability, while denying service connection for traumatic brain injury (TBI), sciatica radicular pain hypoesthesia, paresthesia of the left lower extremity (LLE) and right lower extremity (RLE), cervical spine disability, radicular pain hypoesthesia, paresthesia of the left upper extremity (LUE) and right upper extremity (RUE), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), third digit of left hand, pain, third digit of right hand, pain, degenerative joint disease with impingement syndrome, right shoulder status post arthroscopy, left shoulder strain, gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD), bilateral hearing loss, hemorrhoids, and onychomycosis.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals remands the claims for service connection for recurrent lumbar spine, right knee, and left knee disabilities due to unverified periods of active service and missing medical records.

The Board denied an increased rating for lumbosacral strain but granted separate ratings of 10 percent each for right and left lower extremity neuropathy of the anterior tibial nerve.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, cervical strain, lumbar strain, and associated bilateral radicular disabilities.

The Board remands the previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for a low back disability for readjudication, as new and relevant evidence has been received.

The Board remands the case for an additional medical opinion to determine the etiology of the Veteran's back disorder.