Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for GERD, a left knee condition, a right knee condition, a lumbar spine condition, left lower extremity neuropathy, right lower extremity neuropathy, OSA, and ED as the evidence did not show that these conditions were related to active service.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, tinnitus, gastrointestinal issues, foot pain, hand scars, shin splints, migraines, thoracolumbar spine condition, and respiratory condition, as the evidence did not support a finding that any of these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board granted service connection for sinusitis and denied a compensable evaluation for hypertension. The low back disability claim was remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain, finding an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence regarding its relation to the Veteran's in-service back pain.

The Board granted a 20 percent rating for lumbar spondylosis and service connection for tinnitus, while denying increased ratings for PTSD and bilateral plantar fasciitis, and denying service connections for other conditions.

The Board granted service connection for a thoracolumbar spine disorder and a cervical spine disorder, but denied an initial compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied service connection for respiratory conditions, hearing loss, and increased ratings for thoracolumbar strain with DJD and IVDS, left ankle sprain (claimed as ankle condition), and conjunctivitis with chlamydia (claimed as eye condition, left).

The Board granted a 70 percent initial evaluation for the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorder and TDIU, but remanded claims for service connection for diabetes, lumbar condition, cervical condition, lung condition, and left and right lower extremity neuropathy.

The Board denied service connection for a foot disability (claimed as flat feet) due to the lack of evidence establishing the presence of a current disability. The low back and headaches claims were remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for GERD, anxiety, and hypertension. The low back pain issue was remanded.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation based on the need of regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities, which include rheumatoid arthritis affecting multiple joints and other conditions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, lower back condition, left ear hearing loss, and bilateral tinnitus to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied the claims for earlier effective dates and a compensable rating, as there was no evidence of an informal or formal claim prior to September 27, 2022.

The Board denied service connection for a lower back disability and remanded the claim for headaches, finding that there was no evidence to support a direct link between the Veteran's in-service activities and his current conditions.

The Veteran was granted a total disability rating due to individual unemployability from December 2, 2019 to June 15, 2021 on an extraschedular basis.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a back disability, finding no credible evidence of continuity of symptomatology or onset within one year of separation from service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a back condition, finding that there was no evidence of a chronic disability in service or within the applicable presumptive period and no credible evidence of continuity of symptomatology.

The Board remands the issue of service connection for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and denied ratings in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus, right knee arthralgia, and lumbosacral strain. The Board granted a 30 percent rating for migraine headaches and a 10 percent rating for right knee instability.

The Board granted service connection for a lumbar disability and a left knee condition based on the Veteran's consistent reports of symptoms beginning during active duty service in 1984.