Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for lumbar spine condition, OSA, and PTSD due to new evidence received after his previous final denial. The RO must obtain National Guard service treatment records, private medical records, and lay statements from family members and fellow veterans who observed symptoms during service.

The Veteran's cervical spine spondylosis and degenerative disc disease were granted a 30 percent rating effective from February 4, 2016. The other conditions remained denied.

The Veteran's claim for a higher combined rating is denied as the additional 10 percent rating for right hip extension does not result in an overall increase in his combined rating.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a lumbar spine disorder, bilateral knee disorder, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (diagnosed as depressive disorder) are all granted. The Board found that the current conditions are related to his military service due to the nature of his duties.

The Veteran's service-connected degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine is being remanded for further evaluation and additional medical records are needed.

Service connection for fibromyalgia, left elbow disorder, right wrist disorder, left wrist disorder, low back disorder, left hip disorder, left ankle disorder, and right ankle disorder is granted.,PTSD service connection claim is REMANDED.

The Board has granted service connection for a cervical spine disability. The case of hypertension is remanded due to the need for an opinion regarding its relationship to in-service injury, including a personal assault. The left ankle sprain rating is also remanded for further examination and evaluation.

The Veteran withdrew her appeals for the issues of service connection for various conditions, including back disorder, right hip disorder, right knee disorder, left knee disorder, allergic rhinitis, obstructive sleep apnea, hyperglycemia, alopecia, obesity, carpal tunnel syndrome of the wrists. Service connection was granted for Other Specified Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorder.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for low back and upper back disabilities due to inadequate medical opinions regarding their etiology. The Veteran is required to provide additional treatment records, and a new VA examination will be conducted to address these issues.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for a back disability and an acquired psychiatric disorder, but has remanded both issues due to lack of VA examination.

The Board has remanded the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to August 30, 2017 due to service-connected low back disability for further consideration.

The Board denied service connection for a lumbosacral strain and neuropathy in both lower extremities, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability related to the Veteran's military service.

The Veteran's ddd of the thoracolumbar spine is granted as service connected, with evidence showing it was caused by in-service parachute jumps and exacerbated by a 2008 motor vehicle accident.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequacies in a previous VA examination and for clarification on the Veteran's service as an artillery loader.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities due to incomplete information provided by the Veteran. The AOJ is instructed to attempt to verify the Veteran's current address and resend necessary documents.

The Board has remanded several issues related to service connection and evaluations for the Veteran's conditions, including a back condition, bilateral shin splints, and post-operative residuals of bunionectomies. The remand requests additional examinations and opinions regarding these claims.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service records and the need for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's current low back disability is related to her active duty service.

The Board denied service connection for a lumbar spine disability, to include degenerative disc disease. The Veteran's current back condition was not incurred in or caused by his military service.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss and respiratory disability (asthma) were also denied as there is no evidence of such conditions during service.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for a cervical spine disability and remanded it due to insufficient evidence in the record.