Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's current low back disability is related to his service. The Veteran served in a property disposal unit and claims he sustained injuries during this time.

The reduction of the 40 percent disability rating to 20 percent for the service-connected lumbar degenerative disc disease with stenosis (back disability) was not proper, and the 40 percent rating is restored from February 9, 2011.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a cervical spine disorder, finding that his disorders were aggravated by his service-connected right shoulder disorder. The effective date is not specified.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's degenerative arthritis of the spine is not related to his military service and denied his claim for service connection.

This case involves multiple claims for service connection, all denied. The Veteran contends that there was clear and unmistakable error in the September 1993 rating decisions denying his claims for cervical strain, right shoulder impingement syndrome with degenerative arthritis, hypertension with stage 3 chronic kidney disease and renal insufficiency, and degenerative changes of lumbosacral spine. The Board found that there was no CUE in these decisions.,Reasoning: The Veteran's arguments were based on the interpretation of his service treatment records showing injuries sustained during service. However, the Board determined that the RO did not commit CUE as the correct facts were available and correctly applied the laws at the time.

The Veteran's lumbar spine disability is rated at 10 percent prior to April 25, 2018 and denied for a higher rating. The evidence does not support an evaluation in excess of 10 percent.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered her unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation from November 17, 2010, to December 12, 2012. The Board granted TDIU based on the combined impact of multiple joint disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's lower back disability, but remanded his right and left knee disabilities due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied service connection for a right shoulder disorder, low back disorder, left hip disorder, bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, and right ankle disorder. The evidence did not support the Veteran's claims of in-service injury or disease.,There is no credible evidence linking any current disabilities to service.

The Board has decided to remand the claim for service connection of a back disability, as there are no VA treatment records available and the Veteran's STRs cannot be located. The case is being returned to the AOJ for further development.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for low back disorder, uterine disorder, psychiatric disorder (including panic disorder, anxiety disorder, and unspecified attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder), insomnia, and fatigue due to inadequate examinations and lack of evidence addressing the etiology of these conditions.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection due to insufficient information and need for further examination. The Veteran's joint pain, shoulder disorders, back disorder, and acquired psychiatric disorder are all being reviewed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a low back disability, finding that there is no evidence to support a causal relationship between his current condition and his active military service.

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected pleurisy, right chest, secondary to pulmonary embolus and denied service connection for a low back disability, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are not related to his active service or secondary to his service-connected pleurisy.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for low back disability, left knee disability, hearing loss, and sleep problems due to lack of a medical nexus between these conditions and service.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection of left and right hip disorders, but has remanded the cases to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for a low back disorder has been reopened and is granted. The issue of whether new and material evidence has been introduced to reopen the claim remains pending.

The Board denied service connection for low back, left hip, right hip, right knee, left leg, right leg, and right foot disorders as the evidence did not establish a link between these conditions and active service.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding the date of entitlement and his employment history during the relevant period.