Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board remands the claims for service connection for back, right knee, and left knee conditions due to inadequate medical examinations.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and initial disability ratings due to a duty to assist error, as well as entitlement to TDIU.

The Board granted an effective date of July 6, 2017 for the award of service connection for right and left lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy and a 40 percent rating from that date for lumbar spine degenerative disc disease with spondylosis and central canal stenosis.

The Board remands the claims for a back disability, left knee condition, and right knee condition to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for a back disability, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and left lower extremity radiculopathy based on the Veteran's credible reports of continuous symptoms since active service.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim for a low back condition due to insufficient evidence.

The Board granted restoration of a 20 percent rating for left lower extremity radiculopathy and denied increased ratings for intervertebral disc syndrome with degenerative disc disease/arthritis, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and left lower extremity radiculopathy. TDIU was granted from November 22, 2022.

The Board has dismissed the appeal for service connection for lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis and related conditions, as well as obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board denied service connection for a low back disability and radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, but granted an evaluation of 30 percent for hiatal hernia with GERD.

The Board granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability and denied service connection for left knee, right knee, and bilateral foot disabilities.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a lower left back condition to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding the Veteran's lay statements and continuity of symptomatology.

The Veteran is granted an extraschedular total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from April 16, 2009.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis and bilateral hearing loss, and remanded his claims for service connection for headaches, left knee condition, and low back condition.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions to correct duty to assist errors, including obtaining private medical records and a medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's service-connected left hand injury ring finger. The claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, degenerative disc disease, left cubital tunnel syndrome, and left elbow strain were remanded.

The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for bilateral plantar fasciitis and remanded the claims for service connection for various disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, left hand acne, rhinitis, headaches, tinnitus, a low back disability, a right shoulder disability, and a left finger disability.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for foot pain, knee pain, low back pain, and obstructive sleep apnea due to a need for further development of evidence.

The Board granted a 40 percent rating for TMD and denied a compensable rating for tension headaches, while granting service connection for respiratory disorder, tinnitus, left ear hearing loss, and right ear hearing loss (denied), among other conditions.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's failure to respond within 60 days of being informed that he selected too many Board review options.