Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for effective dates prior to September 6, 2013 for his service-connected right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and lumbar intervertebral disc syndrome with degenerative arthritis.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a back disability, but remanded it due to insufficient evidence. The claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are also remanded.

The Veteran's fracture with deformity, 4th digit, left hand is currently rated as noncompensable. The Board finds that the evidence does not support a higher rating.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss has been granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's former position as a computer programmer with an Associate degree education level is no longer suitable due to excessive absences from work and school caused by service-connected migraine headaches. The decision grants reentrance into the VR&E program.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence and requests for additional records, including from a 2005 back surgery and post-service chiropractic treatment. The Veteran needs to provide authorization for these records.

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for cervical spine disability, secondary to a service-connected lumbar spine disability. The Veteran's appeal was previously denied due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the cervical spine disability is related to his service-connected lumbar spine condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's lumbar spine disorder and associated bilateral lower extremity neuropathy and/or radiculopathy are related to his military service, including his in-service duties as an aviation machinist mate. The VA examiner found that there is a 50% or greater probability that these conditions began during service.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed low back, neck, and left hip disorders. The VA is required to provide a new examination to determine if these conditions are related to his service.

The petition to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for gout is denied.,The petition to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for lumbar spine disability is denied.,The petition to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for hypertension is denied.,The petition to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for diabetes mellitus is denied.,The petition to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for a disability claimed as 'arthritis throughout most of body' is denied.,The petition to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for asthma is denied.,The petition to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disorder, variously diagnosed and claimed as PTSD, is granted.,The petition to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea is granted.

Service connection is granted for diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy of bilateral upper and lower extremities, hypertension, back disorder, asthma, and skin disorder on a presumptive basis due to in-service herbicide exposure.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and TDIU due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between the Veteran's current low back disability, sciatica, and his military service.

The Board has decided to remand the claims of service connection for low back disability, right ankle disability, left ankle disability, and hemorrhoids due to outstanding private treatment records from Dr. S.J.S.

Service connection is granted for bilateral hearing loss.,Service connection is granted for a lower back condition and associated neurological abnormalities.

Your initial rating for status-post internal fixation with residual hardware and pain of the left fifth metatarsal has been granted at a 30 percent level. The other issues have been remanded.

The Board denied service connection for a low back disability and essential tremors (claimed as Parkinson's disease), finding that the evidence did not support an in-service incurrence or aggravation of these conditions, and also found no link to Agent Orange exposure.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for her service-connected lumbar DDD is remanded due to the inadequacy of a previous VA examination, which did not account for the frequency and severity of flare-ups.

The Board has granted the Veteran's application to reopen her claim for service connection for lumbar spine degenerative disc disease and found that it is related to her military service. The rating assigned is 100%.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for cervical spine disability, thoracolumbar spine disability, and sleep apnea due to insufficient evidence. The hearing loss and coronary artery disease cases are denied as they do not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, DDD of the lumbosacral spine, and right leg arthritis as there was no evidence showing these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.,There is no medical evidence linking any of these conditions to the Veteran's active duty period from June 1973 to July 1975.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for increased ratings due to new evidence of worsening symptoms, and requests authorization from the Veteran to obtain private treatment records related to his disabilities. The Veteran will be scheduled for VA examinations to assess the current severity of his lumbar spine disability, cervical spine disability, left knee disability, left carpal tunnel syndrome, and right carpal tunnel syndrome.