Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating have been remanded due to the need to verify National Guard service records and obtain VA treatment records from San Diego.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a neck disability, finding that there is no credible evidence of in-service injury or disease and concluding that any current neck disability is not related to service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and an opinion regarding the Veteran's thoracic condition (back disability). The claims for left knee disability and right knee disability are granted, but the claim for thoracic condition is remanded.

The Board has remanded the issues of entitlement to initial disability ratings for left ankle strain, traumatic brain injury residuals, right shoulder disability, low back disability, and migraine headaches. The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's application to reopen his claim of service connection for diabetes mellitus was granted. Service connection for diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, and low back and knee disabilities were denied.

The Board has determined that further development is needed to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed disabilities, including chronic low back pain (lumbar spine disability), eustachian tube dysfunction, and acid reflux. The claims are being remanded for VA examinations.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted a 50 percent rating prior to February 10, 2015. A 70 percent rating is granted from February 10, 2015 onwards.

The Veteran's right peroneal neuralgia is granted as secondary to his service-connected shrapnel injuries. The low back disability, bilateral leg pain and weakness, and left foot neuropathy are remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for a low back disorder is granted. The Board finds new and material evidence has been received, including additional diagnoses of degenerative disc disease and degenerative changes, which raises the possibility that his current low back disorders are related to his in-service lifting injury.

Your claims for service connection related to migraine headaches, bilateral eye disability, lumbar spine disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, and acquired psychiatric disabilities are being remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records.

The Board has granted the petitions to reopen claims for service connection for a low back disorder, PTSD, and a nervous disorder. The claims of service connection for right shoulder disorder and rhinosinusitis have been denied as new and material evidence was not received.

The Board dismissed the appeal for an evaluation greater than 40 percent for degenerative disc disease and facet osteoarthritis status post lumbar laminectomy due to the Veteran's withdrawal of her appeal. The remaining issues are remanded.

The Board has granted the Veteran's petition to reopen his claim of service connection for a low back disorder and remanded it for further development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for further development due to outstanding medical records and examination needs.

The Board dismissed the issue of whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen a previously denied claim for service connection for degenerative joint disease, thoracolumbar spine. The issues of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and TBI are remanded.

The Veteran's lumbar spine degenerative disc disease and lumbosacral spine fibromyositis were rated at 20 percent prior to October 15, 2006. The rating was denied as the disability did not meet criteria for a higher evaluation.

Service connection for elevated cholesterol, generalized arthritis, right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, back disability, left leg disability, right leg disability, and bilateral foot disability is denied.,Service connection for psychiatric disability and insomnia is denied.

The Board has denied an increased rating for the service-connected L2 vertebra fracture with chronic low back pain, as the evidence does not show that the disability warrants a higher evaluation.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including bilateral hearing loss, skin cancer, lumbar spine disability, left lower extremity neurological disability, head trauma residuals, vertigo, and vision disabilities. The effective date for PTSD service connection remains under review.

The Veteran's cervical spine disorder and headaches have been granted service connection.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss has not been established.