Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including back disability, sarcoidosis, carpal tunnel syndrome (both upper extremities), and Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, prevent him from engaging in substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for PTSD and a sleep condition is dismissed.,Service connection for tinnitus, lumbar spine degenerative disc disease with radicular symptoms of paresthesias in both lower extremities, and major depressive disorder with psychotic features is granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's thoraco-lumbar disc disease with degenerative changes had its onset in active service and grants service connection for this condition.

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

The Board has granted service connection for the aggravation of a pre-existing lumbar spondylosis condition, finding that active service aggravated this condition.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to outstanding treatment records and additional medical opinions are needed.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to incomplete development and need for additional medical opinions. The issues include rating an initial claim for right clavicle fracture, service connection for left shoulder disorder, right knee strain, right hamstring disorder, left hamstring disorder, low back disorder, and left knee disorder.

The Board has remanded the case due to errors in the initial rating decision and the need for further development regarding accrued benefits claims.

The Veteran's claims for traumatic arthritis of multiple joints and low back disability have been remanded due to the need for additional development.,The Veteran's claims for diabetes mellitus, prostate hypertrophy, left shoulder disability, right hand disability (claimed as swollen right hand), left heel spur, TBI, and a disability manifested by dizziness and vertigo have also been remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral pes planus, lumbar spine disability, and gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD) have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not establish a direct relationship between these conditions and military service.

The Veteran's claims for tinnitus, right elbow and ear surgical scars, bilateral inner ear scars, bilateral hearing loss, left-hand ring finger disorder, left thigh disorder, left knee disorder, right knee disorder, low back disorder, and left foot disorder have all been granted based on service connection being presumed due to in-service noise exposure, surgeries, and continuous symptoms since separation.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims of service connection for a back disorder, but denied his claims for service connection for right leg disorder, headaches, and seizure disorder. The claim for a back disorder is granted as new evidence supports its relationship to service.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional examinations and opinions regarding his service connection claims, including a possible secondary service connection claim for his right foot plantar fasciitis.

The Veteran's posterior spinal fusion surgery resulted in the need for convalescence from October 29, 2012, through March 31, 2013. The Board granted a temporary total evaluation based on this need.

The Board has granted service connection for a low back disorder, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to his in-service injury and pain.

The Board has decided to remand the cases due to issues with the statement of the case being returned as undeliverable. The Veteran needs to be provided with a new statement of the case and given an opportunity to submit a substantive appeal.

The Veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for chronic lumbosacral strain and degenerative disc disease was granted. The Board found that the evidence supports a relationship between the Veteran's military service, including parachute jumps, and his current back disabilities.

The Veteran's tinnitus and degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine have been granted service connection. The Board has remanded for further examination on neck, hip, knee, and tailbone disorders.

The Board has denied service connection for a right ankle disability and remanded the issue of service connection for a low back disability due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied service connection for degenerative joint and disc disease of the lumbar spine, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between the current condition and service.