Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claim for TDIU on an extraschedular basis due to inadequate VA examinations and a lack of information regarding the Veteran's employment history. The case will be returned to the Board after additional development.

The Veteran's claims for a higher rating for lumbosacral strain and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and evaluations.

The Board has found that the duty to assist in obtaining an updated VA examination attaches to ascertain the current severity of the Veteran’s service-connected back disability and radiculopathies. The case is being remanded for further action.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient rationale in a previous VA spine examination and for obtaining updated treatment records. The Veteran is scheduled for an examination to determine if his lumbosacral spine disability is related to active service.

The Veteran's thoracolumbar degenerative arthritis is currently rated at 10 percent, effective November 14, 2017. The Board denied a higher rating prior to that date and found no evidence of ankylosis or incapacitating episodes warranting a higher rating.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, and left knee disability due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran.

The Veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for bilateral plantar fasciitis is denied. The Board has also remanded the issue of service connection for a thoracolumbar-sacral disorder (TLS) due to insufficient information regarding its relationship with her other conditions.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted as his service-connected disabilities meet the schedular criteria for assignment of a TDIU.

The Veteran's appeal to reopen service connection for a low back disability is granted. The claim for an increased rating for service-connected jaw disability is dismissed. The issue of entitlement to service connection for a low back disability is remanded.

The Board denied service connection for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, finding that there was no evidence linking the condition to active military service.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including low back disability, right knee disability, diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction, fungal infections of the feet, migraine headaches, and a disability manifested by insomnia. The decision states that there is no evidence of exposure to herbicide agents during service and thus no presumption applies.

The Veteran seeks an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD, but this is denied.,Service connection for sleep apnea secondary to PTSD is granted.,Ratings in excess of 10 percent are remanded for patellofemoral syndrome of both knees and hypertension.,Ratings in excess of 20 percent are remanded for degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine and radiculopathy of both upper extremities.,TDIU is also remanded.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for service connection of bilateral upper extremity diabetic neuropathy, but granted effective dates for left knee meniscectomy with degenerative joint disease and lumbar spine DDD. The initial rating for lumbar spine DDD was also granted.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim of service connection for a lumbar spine disorder due to conflicting medical opinions and inadequate VA examination. The case will be returned for further development.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination for her left lumbosacral plexopathy and for obtaining private medical records related to her scoliosis.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence.,Further evaluation and documentation are needed.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for the claims of service connection for fibromyalgia, a back condition, erectile dysfunction, and skin cancer (including as due to herbicide agent exposure). As such, these claims are dismissed.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection of a heart condition and an increased rating for a duodenal ulcer. The Veteran's lumbar degenerative disease was granted a 20% disability rating.

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

The Veteran's appeal for an initial rating higher than 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss was denied. The Board also remanded the issue of service connection for a low back disorder due to insufficient evidence in the record.