Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a lumbar spine disorder is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's low back disability and bilateral foot disability are not related to service, and therefore denied both claims.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's incisional hernia, surgically resolved with scar, was incurred during a period of active duty service. The claim for service connection is granted.

The Board found no evidence of a chronic back disability in service and concluded that the Veteran's current back disability is not related to his military service.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied as there was no indication of noise exposure during service, and the Veteran did not have a significant threshold shift between enlistment and separation.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to assess the severity of his low back disorder and related neurological symptoms. The TDIU claim will also be adjudicated.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to obtain relevant medical records and to provide the Veteran with appropriate VA examinations. The case will be returned to the AOJ for further action.

The Veteran's appeal involves multiple service connection claims for various musculoskeletal and neurological conditions. The Board has remanded the case to the AOJ for further action, including a decision on the appellant's request for substitution.

The Board has determined that further development is needed to address the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and back disability. This includes obtaining additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current neck disability, diagnosed as degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine with multilevel cervical herniated nucleus pulposus from C4-C7, was caused by military service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for a VA examination and additional development of his medical records.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals regarding the increased rating claims for lumbar spine disability and left knee disability, prior to the Board's decision.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's DDD of the lumbar spine is related to service, granting service connection and a 10% rating. For his laceration scar of the right index finger, the Board found sufficient evidence of pain and instability, granting an increased rating to 10%. The effective date for these determinations has not been specified.

The Veteran is unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disabilities, which include PTSD, back and neck conditions. The Board grants the TDIU.

The Veteran's tinnitus is related to service exposure to loud noise from gunfire during military police training.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus is granted.

The Board has reopened the previously denied claim for service connection of a low back disability and granted service connection. The eye disability claim is remanded due to insufficient evidence.,Service connection was established for lumbosacral strain, but the Veteran's eye disability remains under review.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to a lack of service treatment records from Katterbach, Germany, where the Veteran claims he received treatment for back pain in the summer of 1981.

The Veteran's claim for an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for cervical spine degenerative disc disease and joint disease is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination to assess the severity of his condition, including during flare-ups.

The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's left knee disability, low back disability, bilateral radiculopathy of the lower extremities, and acquired psychiatric disorder as they were not incurred or aggravated during active military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right ankle condition and an initial compensable evaluation for bilateral pes planus with calcaneal spurs. The claim of entitlement to an increased evaluation for degenerative disc disease L1-2, L2-3 with chronic low back pain and mild scoliosis was also denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current lumbar spine disorder is directly related to his active duty service and grants service connection for this condition.