Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for lumbar and thoracic spine disabilities, finding that the current conditions are not related to service or service-connected disability.

The Board denied service connection for a lower back condition, headaches, and coronary artery disease. The Veteran's claims were based on his contention that these conditions began during active service or due to an undiagnosed illness.,There is no evidence of any current diagnoses or in-service complaints related to the claimed conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for additional examinations.

The Veteran's migraine headaches were restored to a 30 percent rating, effective February 5, 2016. Other ratings remained unchanged.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient medical evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's low back and right knee conditions. The claims for service connection are not granted as there is no current disability found.

The Board has remanded the case due to conflicting medical evidence on whether the Veteran had a low back disorder that pre-existed his service, and because the July 2016 VA examiner failed to consider the Veteran's lay statements of in-service back pain and continuity of back pain since service.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims of service connection for mid-and-low back disability and left knee disability, finding that new and material evidence supports these claims. The Board also granted service connection for both disabilities as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right knee disability.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection and TDIU due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's cervical spine disability is caused or aggravated by his service-connected right ankle strain and lumbosacral strain.

The Veteran's right knee degenerative joint disease, thoracolumbar spine disability, and left lower extremity radiculopathy have all been denied. The Board found that the current diagnoses are not related to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination for rating purposes, specifically regarding lumbar spine arthritis. The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings for allergic rhinitis are denied.

The Board has denied service connection for a low back disability and remanded the cases of tinnitus and psychiatric disability (claimed as post-traumatic stress disorder). The claims are being returned to VA for further development.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his thoracic and lumbar paraspinal muscle spasm, including testing active motion, passive motion, pain with weight-bearing and without weight-bearing, and flare-ups.

The Veteran's lumbar spine disability is rated at a 40 percent rating, but no higher, for the entire appellate period.

The Board has denied service connection for a low back disability due to lack of evidence showing it was incurred in or aggravated by service. The appeal is remanded for further examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's claims for hemorrhoids, left arm disability, right leg injury, and pes planus.

The Board has remanded several issues for further development, including right shoulder DJD, left wrist DJD with limitation of motion, left shoulder DJD, back disorder, right eye disorder, gastrointestinal disorder (claimed as gastritis), skin disorder (claimed as rash on groin), diabetes mellitus, and pseudofolliculitis barbae.

The Veteran's application to reopen his claim of service connection for left arm and hand numbness was denied. An effective date of January 2, 2017, was granted for an increased rating in the Veteran’s lumbar spine degenerative arthritis with disc bulging.,An effective date of January 2, 2017, was granted for a separate compensable rating for left lower extremity radiculopathy. An effective date prior to March 13, 2017, was denied for an increased rating in the Veteran’s cervical spine degenerative arthritis with disc protrusion and stenosis.,An effective date of March 13, 2017, was granted for a separate compensable rating for right arm nerve impingement. An effective date prior to March 13, 2017, was denied for an increased rating in the Veteran’s cervical spine degenerative arthritis with disc protrusion and stenosis.,A rating of more than 10 percent for lumbar spine degenerative arthritis with disc bulging since January 2, 2017, and a rating of more than 10 percent for left lower extremity radiculopathy since January 2, 2017, were denied.,A rating of 30 percent for GERD since March 13, 2017, and a rating of 50 percent for PTSD since March 13, 2017, were granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis related to an acquired psychiatric disorder, and thus service connection for this condition is denied.,The Veteran's left eye loss of visual acuity claim requires additional evidence as there are no current records showing a diagnosed condition.

Your claims for service connection have been reopened and are being reviewed on the merits.,The Board has determined that new and material evidence was received to reopen your previously denied claims of low back pain, cervical radiculopathy, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for lumbar and cervical spine disabilities due to new evidence submitted since the last denial. The claims are now remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted, but the effective dates are not specified. The ratings assigned for obesity and hypertension remain unchanged.