Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board granted an earlier effective date of November 4, 2019, for the 20 percent rating of the Veteran's lumbar spine disability and service connection for radiculopathy of the right sciatic nerve.

The Board denied service connection for right ankle arthritis, a back disorder (claimed as strain and arthritis), and an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as anxiety) based on the evidence not supporting a link to service.

The Board granted an effective date of August 16, 2011, for the award of a 20 percent rating for low back disability and service connection for right and left knee disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and sleep apnea, but granted service connection for lumbar degenerative disc disease on a presumptive basis.

The Board denied service connection for right ankle, posttraumatic residual pain and denied increased ratings for bilateral plantar fasciitis with pes planus and lumbar spine pain with degenerative arthritis. The thoracic spine pain claim was remanded.

The Board granted restoration of the 10 percent rating for the Veteran's bilateral dry eye condition status post PKR surgery/LASIK with meibomian gland dysfunction, and granted service connection for chest pain. The Board also granted a 40 percent disability rating for lumbar degenerative arthritis with spondylolisthesis from May 17, 2022.

The Board denied an increased rating in excess of 40 percent for the Veteran's lumbosacral strain and granted a 10 percent initial rating for left lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, right knee scars, and initial ratings in excess of 20 percent for lumbosacral strain, right lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, and left lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy.

The Board granted a separate 10 percent rating for the painful scar of the posterior trunk and remanded claims for increased ratings for lumbar spine herniated disc and right lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a low back disability, right shoulder disability, and left shoulder disability due to inadequate VA medical opinions.

The Board denied an increased rating for obstructive sleep apnea and remanded several issues including service connection for PTSD, increased ratings for various hip and back conditions.

The Board denied service connection for a sore throat and remanded the claims for a low back disability and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to inadequate medical evidence.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic residual pain and dysfunction of lumbar spine, but denied an increased rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD from May 29, 2021.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and special monthly compensation, as well as remanded a claim related to his spine disorder.

The Board remands the claims for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for a back disability and a temporary total evaluation due to treatment requiring convalescence for a back disability beginning June 15, 2021, to obtain private treatment records.

The appeal regarding the rating reduction proposal for GERD was dismissed, and a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) was granted.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including left and right knee degenerative arthritis and instability, left and right shoulder strain, chronic bronchitis, right ankle ligament strain, degenerative arthritis and mild scoliosis, tremors of the hands, and chronic fatigue syndrome.

The Board denied a compensable rating for sinusitis and remanded several claims related to back, radiculopathy, ankle, wrist conditions, and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction and special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ, while remanding the claims for obstructive sleep apnea, lumbar spine disorder, left ankle disorder, and diabetes mellitus type 2.

The Board denied the claims for service connection and increased ratings, finding that new evidence did not support the Veteran's claims.