Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for various conditions, including right and left ankle sprain, right and left knee strain with limitation of flexion and extension, lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, radiculopathy of the right and left lower extremities, and a lumbar spine scar, with effective dates from February 21, 2019. The Board also granted increased ratings for right and left ankle sprain starting July 13, 2022.

The Board granted service connection for multiple disabilities, including right and left knee, back, right and left lower extremity nerve, PTSD (now claimed as depression), gout, and obstructive sleep apnea, all secondary to the Veteran's service-connected back disability.

The Board granted service connection for a low back disability, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board remands the claims for re-adjudication due to new and relevant evidence being submitted, including private treatment records related to the claimed conditions.

The veteran has withdrawn the appeal for all service connection claims.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including arteriosclerotic heart disease and PTSD, preclude him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board remands the case for additional development to address pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The appeals for service connection for right wrist, left wrist, and left knee disorders were dismissed as the Veteran withdrew them. Service connection was denied for cervical spine and thoracolumbar spine disorders due to lack of evidence supporting a causal relationship between the current conditions and military service.

The Board granted a 10 percent initial rating for hypertension and denied higher ratings or service connection for the other conditions.

The Board granted restoration of the 30% rating for degenerative disc disease with residual pain, denied a rating greater than 30% for the cervical spine disability, and granted TDIU.

The Board granted a disability evaluation of 30 percent for the Veteran's headaches, but denied service connection for lumbar spine, right hip, and right lower extremity nerve disabilities. The claims for PTSD, allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, tinnitus, and hearing loss were remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates, higher initial ratings, and a compensable rating for various conditions, finding no basis to grant any of these requests.

The Board denied service connection for cervical spine disability, left and right upper extremity radiculopathy, lower back disability, left and right lower extremity radiculopathy, and remanded the claim of service connection for migraine headaches.

The Board granted a 40% rating for lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis and spinal stenosis, but denied an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied initial disability ratings in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss, and 30 percent for COPD with asthma. The claims for service connection for various disabilities were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to an in-service injury.

The Board granted service connection for a right hip disability, left hip disability, low back disability, and left knee disability based on new and relevant evidence submitted by the Veteran.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection and initial disability ratings for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disability, right hip femoral acetabular impingement syndrome status post repair, a back disability, and right lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Board denied service connection for a low back disorder and bilateral hearing loss disability as the evidence did not support the presence of these conditions during or approximate to the pendency of the claims.

The appeal was dismissed because the benefit sought in the notice of disagreement was granted in full, and there is no case or controversy for the Board to adjudicate.