Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a low back condition and right leg numbness as secondary to a low back condition due to lack of medical evidence on file, including x-rays and MRI. The Veteran is asked to provide information about his treatment post-service and an examination will be scheduled by an appropriate clinician.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including back, left hand, left ankle, right ankle, left knee, and right knee disorders. The decision also noted that the Veteran's vision disorder was not connected to his period of service.

The Veteran's PTSD, Lumbosacral Spine Disability, and Chronic Headache Disorder are all being remanded for further examination and opinion.,Specifically, the Board requested that VA obtain examinations to determine if these conditions are related to military service.

The Board has remanded several issues, including service connection for various conditions and the effective date of TDIU. The Veteran's right knee total arthroplasty remains rated at 60 percent.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for her low back disability is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination.

The Veteran's lumbar disability is granted service connection, and his sleep apnea claim is remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating for various disabilities, including bilateral ankle, knee, wrist, left mandibular paresthesia, lumbar spine disability (DDD), middle finger disability, and bilateral hip disability. The claims are being remanded to obtain VA examinations and additional medical records.

The Board denied service connection for occipital neuralgia and denied increased ratings for degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, cervical strain, migraines, left upper extremity radiculopathy, and right upper extremity radiculopathy.

The Board has denied reopening of service connection for prostate cancer due to lack of new and material evidence. The Veteran's claim for increased rating for lumbosacral strain with arthritis and TDIU is remanded as the current examination lacks outcome-determinative information.

The Board has reopened the previously denied claim of service connection for back disorder (previously claimed as spondylolysis) and remanded it to allow further development, including a VA examination.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for lumbar strain and PTSD, as well as the issue of TDIU, are being remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Board has remanded the cases due to incomplete records and the need for additional medical opinions. The claims will be reconsidered after all necessary development is completed.

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection are denied as the earliest date of entitlement is April 16, 2013, which is the day following his discharge from active duty.,The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection are denied as the earliest date of entitlement is April 16, 2013, which is the day following his discharge from active duty.

The Board denied service connection for thoracolumbar spine disorder, cervical spine disorder, and headaches as there was no evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's active service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, right shoulder disorder, and lumbar spine disorder as the evidence did not show a current disability that began during or was otherwise related to service.

The Board denied reopening of the claims for service connection for a back condition, patellofemoral syndrome of the right knee, and patellofemoral syndrome of the left knee due to lack of new and material evidence.,No specific exposure basis was provided in the decision.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, cervical spine disability, TBI-related migraine headaches, lumbar spine disability, and endometriosis was granted with an effective date of January 2, 2014. The initial rating for the lumbar spine disability is set at 20 percent. For endometriosis, a compensable rating is assigned prior to December 31, 2014, but not since that date.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for cervical spine disorder, thoracolumbar spine disorder, upper left arm nerve disorder, and right leg nerve disorder (radiculopathy) due to lack of a VA examination. The Veteran is presumed to have suffered from these conditions during his military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for left wrist, right shoulder, right arm pain, left arm pain, lumbar spine degenerative disc disease (low back disability), left knee arthritis, and right knee arthritis due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the severity of his left wrist condition, nature and etiology of his right shoulder and arm disabilities, and nature and etiology of his low back and knee conditions.

The Veteran's low back disability is currently rated at 20 percent, the highest rating available. The Board found that his symptoms did not warrant a higher rating as he had forward flexion of the thoracolumbar spine greater than 30 degrees but not greater than 60 degrees.