Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Veteran's lumbar disorder, including sacroiliac arthritis, is considered to be due to his service-connected right knee disability and thus granted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records from his National Guard service.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection for an eye disorder and bilateral hearing loss. The remaining issues of service connection for various disabilities are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, as his functional impairment does not preclude him from performing sedentary work.

The Board denied service connection for lumbar and cervical spine disabilities, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are not related to his active duty service or service-connected conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for low back disability, rhinitis, and heart disability due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran must undergo VA examinations to determine if his conditions are related to his active duty service.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for a low back disability, hypertension, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to new evidence received since the last final denial. The claim for service connection for a heart disability is denied.

The Veteran's PTSD with unspecified depressive disorder is granted at a 70 percent rating, effective from the date of the decision. The Veteran's service connection for Degenerative disc disease (DDD) of the cervical spine is remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to insufficient medical evidence and need for further examination.

The Veteran's service-connected degenerative joint disease and degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine have been rated at 40% since April 25, 2018. The evidence does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's lumbar spine disability is not service connected as there is no evidence of a chronic disease during his active duty and the current condition is not related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including recurrent headaches, hearing loss, tinnitus, low back pain, knee problems, PTSD, hypertension, heart issues, pulmonary conditions, vision problems, and fatigue. The VA is instructed to obtain all relevant medical records and conduct examinations to determine if these disabilities are related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied an extraschedular rating for the Veteran's lumbar spine disability, finding that the symptoms are adequately contemplated by the current 20 percent schedular rating.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for a compensable rating prior to October 3, 2008 and a rating in excess of 30 percent thereafter for bilateral plantar fasciitis due to incomplete information from Social Security Administration.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disability, bilateral radiculopathy, and TDIU as there was no evidence of any in-service injury or disease that led to these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings have been denied. The case is remanded to obtain updated treatment records, conduct VA examinations, and determine the current severity of his disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for back and bilateral hip disabilities, finding that the evidence does not support a link between these conditions and active service.

The petition to reopen the claims for service connection for a low back condition, diabetes mellitus, type II as due to herbicide exposure, and peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity secondary to diabetes mellitus, type II is granted. The claim for service connection for a low back condition remains pending.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease is being remanded due to the need for additional evidence and an updated examination.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims and remanded them for further development.