Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board remands the claims for further development and examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's psychiatric disorder, right middle finger injury, vaginal disorder, hemorrhoids, and thoracolumbar strain.

The Board granted a 30 percent disability rating for irritable bowel syndrome with gastroesophageal reflux disease (IBS with GERD) but denied other claims.

The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain, right hip strain as secondary to the lumbosacral strain, and cervical strain.

The Board remands the claims for further development and to correct duty-to-assist errors related to the Veteran's back condition, left leg pain, hypertension, tinnitus, knee strain, and sleep apnea.

The Board granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for lumbar and cervical spine disabilities to obtain VA examinations and opinions.

The Board granted service connection for several conditions, including a 10 percent rating for nasal fracture residuals and bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, dermatosis, lumbosacral disorder, left wrist disorder, left knee disorder, right ankle disorder, PTSD, chronic sinusitis, and IBS. The remaining issues were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, functional abdominal pain syndrome (FAPS), and fibromyalgia. The initial disability ratings for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and migraine headaches were also denied. Some claims related to other disabilities were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a back condition, headaches, and TBI to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, back, and tinnitus disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board granted service connection for a thoracolumbar spine disability and an intestinal disability, including hemorrhoids, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for low back pain and emphysema, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review these matters.

The Board remands the claim for a rating in excess of 20 percent for service-connected lumbosacral strain due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board remands the claim for a thoracolumbar spine disorder to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error, as the RO failed to obtain an adequate VA medical opinion that considered and discussed the Veteran's in-service back complaints and treatment.

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

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an increased rating for status post bunionectomy and hallux rigidus of the left great toe, and remanded several other claims related to various conditions.

The Board granted service connection for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine and cervical spine, finding that these conditions are related to the Veteran's combat service in the Persian Gulf.

The Board denied increased ratings for PTSD with alcohol use disorder and OSA, but granted service connection for chronic right wrist sprain, GERD secondary to PTSD, right sciatic pain secondary to lumbosacral strain, and recurrent bilateral ear infections.

The Veteran's migraines are reasonably shown to have manifested by very frequent, completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability, warranting a 50 percent rating.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction, gastroesophageal reflux disease, a low back condition to include intervertebral disc syndrome, and restless leg syndrome, all found to be secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.