Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for a back disability, including scoliosis and other spinal conditions. The evidence did not show that any of these disabilities were incurred or aggravated by military service.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including for residuals of a traumatic brain injury and major depressive disorder. The rating for right elbow bursitis remains denied. Service connection is denied for left hip disability, right hip disability, and lumbosacral strain.

The Board has remanded the case for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's lumbar spine disorder, including degenerative arthritis. The examiner should also opine as to whether it is at least as likely as not that any service-connected disability caused or worsened the lumbar disorder beyond its natural progression.

The Board is remanding the case due to an inadequate VHA opinion, and a new medical opinion is needed regarding whether the Veteran's spondylolisthesis is related to his service-connected bilateral chondromalacia patella.

The Board has granted service connection for left knee bursitis, right knee bursitis, lumbosacral strain, tinnitus, and left ear hearing loss. Service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) is also granted.

The Board denied service connection for a back disability, left leg disability, and acquired psychiatric disability due to the preponderance of evidence not supporting a relationship between these conditions and service.

The Veteran's appeals regarding his right shoulder, low back, left foot, and major depressive disorder claims have been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, low back disorder, left knee disorder, right knee disorder, GERD, and facial scar, bridge of nose due to lack of a current diagnosis for PTSD and the absence of evidence linking these conditions to service. The preexisting facial scar was not aggravated by service.

The Board has granted service connection for lumbar degenerative joint and disc disease, as well as bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy. The decision is based on the Veteran's in-service heavy lifting activities and current diagnosed conditions.

The Board denied service connection for a back disability and hypertension, finding no evidence of such conditions during or within one year after service. The acquired psychiatric disability was found to be related to service.,Service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability is granted.

The Veteran's service connection claims for left and right knee, left and right foot, and back disabilities have been granted. The claim for special monthly pension based on the need for regular aid and attendance or by reason of being housebound is also remanded.

The claims of service connection for thoracic scoliosis and a low back disability have been denied as new and material evidence has not been received.,The claims of service connection for a heart disability and hypertension (claimed as high blood pressure) have been reopened, but the merits of these claims remain denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding a right shoulder condition. The Veteran's service treatment records and VA examination do not provide sufficient information to determine if his current right shoulder disability is related to an in-service injury or disease.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for an effective date earlier than February 13, 2001 for the grant of service connection for left lower extremity radiculopathy and remanded his other claims due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to incomplete evidence, specifically missing private medical records related to her migraines and childbirths. The VA will attempt to obtain these records.

The Veteran's claims for an effective date prior to August 24, 2011 and a disability rating in excess of 40 percent for low back syndrome with prominent lumbar lordosis have been dismissed. The TDIU claim is remanded.

The Veteran's low back strain and neck disability are granted service connection, while a compensable rating for his bilateral pes cavus with pes planus is granted effective May 31, 2016.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, increased ratings for thoracolumbar degenerative disc disease and migraine headaches, and an increased rating for PTSD and TBI with dizziness are being remanded due to the submission of new evidence since the last statement of the case.

The Board has granted service connection for a lower back disability and remanded the issues of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of adenocarcinoma of the prostate has been granted. The Board also remanded several issues related to low back and neck conditions, sleep apnea, chest pain, tingling in hands, cold injuries of the feet and hands, skin conditions/rashes, and hearing loss.