Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings due to a lack of recent VA examination and outstanding records. The Veteran needs to be provided with a new VA examination to assess his current disability severity.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a new examination of the Veteran's lumbar spine disability and related neurological manifestations.

The Board has decided to remand the issue of service connection for a back disorder due to insufficient evidence and need for a new VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's low back disorder, which may be related to his reported injury during reserve service in 1982.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for a lumbosacral strain (back condition), rating in excess of 10 percent for status post right ankle avulsion fracture, and total disability rating based upon unemployability (TDIU) due to new evidence.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of scoliosis of the thoracolumbar spine, and this matter is dismissed.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for low back strain with degenerative disc disease and remanded it for further development, including a VA examination. The TDIU issue is also being remanded.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's service treatment records contain complaints of back pain, and thus remands the matter for a VA examination to determine if any diagnosed low back condition is related to service.

The Board has ordered a new VA examination to clarify the Veteran's back disability, specifically whether he experiences flareups and their impact on his functional ability. The case is being remanded for this purpose.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development regarding his service-connected right lower extremity radiculopathy and lumbar spine disability, as well as the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability prior to June 15, 2011.

The Board has granted service connection for left foot plantar fasciitis and low back disability, but the right foot condition remains unresolved.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's back disability is related to his in-service injury and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for anemia was denied, and service connection for various conditions including low back disability, PTSD, alcohol-related disorder, tobacco abuse disorder, TIA, cardiac murmur, right bundle branch block, atypical pneumonia, sinus disability, headache disability, gastroenteritis, PFB, chalazion surgery residuals, and subconjunctive hemorrhage of the right eye was denied. The Veteran's anemia is currently rated as 10 percent disabling.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's low back disability is at least as likely as not related to his active duty service, granting service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claim for an annual clothing allowance for a back brace used to treat his service-connected lumbar spine disability is remanded due to lack of clarity on the type and source of the brace.

The appeal for an initial, compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss has been dismissed.,Service connection for a respiratory disability (pneumonia) is denied. The Veteran's current breathing problems are not related to his service.

The Board has granted service connection for a cervical spine disability and bilateral cervical radiculopathy, finding that these conditions are related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's current thoracolumbar spine condition is related to his service, including carrying heavy loads and climbing in mountainous terrain.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for a kidney condition (partial nephrectomy) and partial colectomy, but has remanded the case to obtain an opinion on whether these conditions are related to the Veteran's service-connected left knee disability.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and evaluation of the Veteran's claims, including obtaining additional medical records, scheduling VA examinations, and providing a more detailed opinion regarding his service-connected conditions.