Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board has remanded several issues for further development and evidence collection. The Veteran's appeal includes claims for service connection for various conditions, but the decision is pending as more information is needed to determine if these conditions are related to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for a back disability, finding that the evidence does not support a link between the Veteran's current condition and his military service or any service-connected conditions.

The Board denied service connection for left hip degenerative joint disorder, right hip degenerative joint disease, and degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine as secondary to service-connected meningococcal meningitis.,Service connection was also denied for diabetes mellitus (DMII) as secondary to service-connected meningococcal meningitis.

The Veteran's left knee ACL repair surgery from November 28, 2007 is granted a temporary total disability rating of 100% for convalescence.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's lower back disability is secondary to his service-connected neck disability and needs further examination and evidence collection.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to his assertion of worsening service-connected disabilities and the need for additional VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for a back disability as there was no evidence of an in-service injury or disease, and the Veteran's current symptoms are not linked to his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a low back disability, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between her current condition and her military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current lumbar spine disability is not related to an in-service injury, event, or disease and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for tinnitus, low back disorder, and neck disorder due to their inextricability with other claims. The issue of entitlement to automotive adaptive equipment is also remanded as it is intertwined with the vision disability and bilateral knee disorders.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a higher rating for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, and a compensable rating for a skin condition due to missing treatment records and incomplete VA examinations.

The Board has granted service connection for an anxiety disorder but has remanded the issues of service connection for a right hip disorder, back disorder, cirrhosis of the liver, and chronic hepatitis C. The Veteran's migraines are also being remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for his claimed lower back disorder, right hip disorder as secondary to a lower back disorder, and right knee disorder as secondary to a lower back disorder due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The claim to reopen a service connection for a low back disorder is granted. The issues of service connection for recurrent lumbosacral spine disorder, recurrent head trauma residuals including intracranial hemorrhage residuals, and recurrent headache disorder are remanded due to the need for further medical examination and evaluation.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for a low back condition and hypertension due to insufficient evidence regarding his periods of active duty, ACDUTRA, and INACDUTRA. The examiner is requested to provide an addendum opinion on whether the Veteran's low back condition was aggravated by his 2010 period of active duty.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, left knee disorder (secondary to posttraumatic arthritis of the right knee), hypertension, cepahlgia, cervicothoracic spine disorder, thoracic spine disorder (low back condition), bilateral hip condition, and left sciatic radicular pain have been denied.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for these conditions are being remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has remanded several issues for further development, including the effective date of service connection for sleep apnea and evaluations for various disabilities. The Veteran's claims for PTSD and a skin disability are also pending.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection of a lumbar spine disability secondary to service-connected right knee and right ankle disabilities due to new and material evidence. The claim is remanded for further development, including an examination.

The Veteran's tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, PTSD, irritable bowel syndrome, hypertension, gastroesophageal reflux disease/Barrett’s Syndrome, and back condition are granted as service-connected due to in-service combat noise exposure.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for higher initial evaluations for various service-connected disabilities, including lumbar osteoarthritis and degenerative disc disease, myocardial infarction, hypertension, benign prostatic hypertrophy, and GERD. The Veteran is also being asked to provide authorization for VA to obtain his treatment records from private facilities and a VA examination.