Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed as the Board Appeal request was not timely filed.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for degenerative arthritis with degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine and a compensable rating for right ear otalgia.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection of a right lower extremity nerve condition and tinnitus, granted readjudication of the claim for an acquired psychiatric disability (PTSD), denied service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability, and denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for a right knee disability.

The Board granted an effective date of August 26, 2021, for the award of service connection for lumbosacral strain and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy with sciatic nerve involvement.

The Board denied increased ratings for eczema (pseudofolliculitis) and low back sprain with intervertebral disc syndrome, as well as earlier effective dates for these conditions. The issues related to the right side sciatic nerve radiculopathy, right side femoral nerve radiculopathy, right knee strain, and left knee condition were remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for her bilateral hip strains and right hip strain with painful flexion, but granted a rating of 10 percent from September 16, 2015, to March 1, 2019, and 60 percent from March 1, 2019, to present, for her left knee status post total knee replacement.

The Board granted service connection for cervical strain, lumbosacral strain, and patellofemoral pain syndrome but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, sinusitis, a higher rating for rhinitis, and an initial compensable rating for asthma.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for prostate cancer and a back condition due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for tinnitus, a headache disorder, a foot disability, a left ankle disability, a low back disability, radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, and an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The veteran withdrew his appeals regarding earlier effective dates and increased ratings for the lumbar spine disability and radiculopathy of the bilateral lower extremities.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support higher or additional ratings.

The Board granted service connection for multiple disabilities, including various musculoskeletal conditions and mental health disorders.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for service connection claims due to untimely filings and lack of good cause.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for financial assistance in the purchase of an automobile or other conveyance, or adaptive equipment due to a lack of evidence supporting permanent loss of use of his hands and feet.

The Board granted service connection for degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine, left and right upper extremity radiculopathy, as secondary to a service-connected lower back disability.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions as there was no evidence of a current disability.

The Board denied service connection for cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, and left foot disability as there was no evidence of a current disability or an in-service injury, event, or disease related to these conditions.

The Board granted service connection for radiculopathy of the right lower extremity as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected degenerative changes of the lumbar spine and increased the disability rating for the lumbar spine to 20 percent effective August 18, 2023.

The Board denied increased ratings for lumbar spine, right and left knee disabilities but granted reinstatement of a 30 percent rating for bilateral pes planus effective July 1, 2024.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions to correct a predecisional duty to assist error in verifying all periods of ACDUTRA and INACDUTRA during the Veteran's Reserve service.