Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical evidence regarding the Veteran's lumbosacral strain. The claim will be reviewed again with additional development.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's current lumbar spine disability is related to his service, specifically an injury during Vietnam. The appeal will be returned to the RO for further action.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities were found to meet the criteria for a combined disability rating greater than 80 percent from July 29, 1997, to August 9, 2001, and greater than 90 percent from August 9, 2001, to June 27, 2002. The Veteran's TDIU claim was denied as his service-connected disabilities did not render him unemployable prior to March 13, 2007.

The Veteran's hepatitis C has been granted a 100% disability rating effective April 25, 2005. The Board also remanded the issues of service connection for GERD as secondary to service-connected disabilities and entitlement to an increased rating for lumbosacral strain prior to July 5, 2017.

The Board has decided to remand this case for further development, including scheduling a VA examination of the Veteran's lumbar spine and requesting an opinion on whether his current disability is related to service.

The Veteran's back disability is rated at 20% and his cervical spine degenerative disc disease claim is remanded for further development.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a need for a new examination of the Veteran's lumbar spine disability and right and left lower extremity lumbar radiculopathy.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection and increased rating for PTSD, as well as his request for TDIU. The appeal of service connection for bilateral shin splints is also dismissed.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection of a back disability and granted service connection for an unspecified depressive disorder. The heart condition issue is remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral pes planus was granted with an effective date of December 15, 1988. The appeal regarding the initial rating for chronic lumbar strain with degenerative arthritis is remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate opinions in a previous VA examination and needs additional information from an examiner.

The Veteran's lumbar spine disability is rated at 40 percent, and his right and left lower extremity radiculopathies are each rated at 10 percent. The Board denied the Veteran's claims for higher ratings.

The Board denied service connection for a back disability, including degenerative disc disease (DDD), finding that the Veteran's current condition is not related to his active duty service.

The Board denied the Veteran's requests for earlier effective dates for service connection awards of neck, left hip, and back disabilities. The right shoulder disability award had an effective date of September 29, 2011.

The Veteran's appeals for increased disability ratings for left knee chondromalacia patella, right knee chondromalacia patella, and chronic mechanical low back pain with sciatica have been dismissed due to the Veteran withdrawing his appeal before any decision was made.

The Board denied service connection for degenerative disk and joint disease, status post lumbar fusion as the Veteran's current disability is not related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for low back disorder, neck disorder, sleep apnea, diabetes mellitus, type II, and acquired psychiatric disability (PTSD) require additional development due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for back, neck, and bilateral knee disabilities. The claim for reopening of the coronary heart disease was granted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied as new and material evidence was not received. The appeal is denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral shoulder, elbow, back, and knee disorders as secondary to his service-connected splenomegaly. The VA examiner concluded that these disorders are not caused or aggravated by his service-connected condition.