Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and remanded several other issues, including service connection for sleep apnea.

The Board denied service connection for neurodermatitis, eczema, and a lumbar spine disability as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, OSA, nighttime sweating, sleep disturbances, and back pain. The claim for an increased rating for tinnitus was also denied. The claims for service connection for bilateral wrists, left knee, and right knee were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for lumbar spine, cervical spine, right ankle, and left ankle disorders due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and back pain/injury (low back disability) but remanded the claims for right knee, left knee, obstructive sleep apnea, and migraines.

The Board granted service connection for headache disorder, plantar fasciitis, left and right knee disabilities, and left and right shoulder disabilities. It also granted an initial 70 percent rating for GAD from December 30, 2019.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date of March 30, 1978, for service connection for lumbosacral strain and major depressive disorder.

The Board granted increased ratings for depressive disorder and lumbosacral strain, but remanded the claims for service connection for a right hip condition and right lower leg radiculopathy.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including recurrent right and left eye disabilities, right and left foot disabilities (pes planus), heart disability, hypertension, lumbar spine disability, kidney disability related to Camp Lejeune exposure, and lower extremity disabilities.

The Veteran withdrew all pending claims and appeals, resulting in the dismissal of the appeal.

The Board granted an effective date of January 3, 2019, for the grant of service connection for a back disability but remanded the issue of entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for the same.

The Board remands the matter for additional development to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error related to an inadequate VA examination report.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for lumbosacral strain with intervertebral disc syndrome status post laminectomy and remanded several other issues, including a rating increase for major depressive disorder.

The Board granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right knee disabilities.

The Board denied increased ratings for the veteran's left ankle, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left foot drop, and other conditions.

The Board granted an initial rating of 20 percent for a lumbosacral strain, effective from the date of the appeal.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions due to inadequate medical opinions and a need for additional development.

The Board remands the claim for a low back disability to the agency of original jurisdiction for an examination and further development.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran not timely filing a Notice of Disagreement.

The Board granted an effective date of October 3, 2019 for the award of service connection for lumbosacral strain, right knee strain, and left knee strain. However, it denied initial ratings in excess of 10 percent for these conditions.