Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations related to her left knee and lumbar spine disabilities. The current ratings for these conditions remain unchanged.

The Veteran's low back disability is not shown to have had its onset in service or to otherwise be the result of service. The Board finds no basis for the Veteran's claim of service connection of low back pain.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected left knee degenerative joint disease, left medial metatarsal DJD, and sinusitis. The evidence did not support a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic codes.

The Board found that the Veteran's current lumbosacral spine disability is not related to active service and denied his claim for service connection. The Veteran's hearing loss was also evaluated, but no compensable rating was granted.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the case is dismissed.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining treatment records and providing the Veteran with VA examinations to assess his back disability, depression, hallux valgus, and TDIU claims. The Veteran should also be provided VCAA notice as to secondary service connection.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for a higher initial rating for his right wrist disability. The claims of service connection for bilateral shoulder pain, mild degenerative facet joints with chronic low back strain, and bilateral knee strain are pending.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeal for all listed disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA psychiatric and spine examination. The issues of service connection for PTSD and an increased rating for back disability are pending.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee and back disabilities are not service-connected.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The Board found that the evidence was at least evenly balanced as to whether COPD is related to his active duty service, but did not find new and material evidence in support of reopening a claim for bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain updated VA treatment records, conduct new orthopedic and psychiatric examinations, and adjudicate the TDIU claim.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development of his claims, including obtaining updated VA and private treatment records, as well as new examinations to assess the severity of his hemorrhoids, scars, and back disability.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including scheduling a VA examination and obtaining additional medical records.

The Veteran's claim for a temporary total rating based on surgical treatment necessitating convalescence following her spinal fusion surgery in January 2003 is denied as the claim was filed more than one year after the surgery and post-surgical convalescence ended.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine was denied as his disability did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a lumbar spine disability and finds that new and material evidence has been submitted. The case is remanded for further development.

The Veteran's tinnitus had onset in service and the Board finds that it is at least as likely as not related to his military service. The other issues on appeal are addressed in the REMAND portion of the decision.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for a back disability and granted it. The issue of entitlement to TDIU is also addressed on remand.

The Board has granted service connection for left ear hearing loss. The Veteran's foot and knee disabilities, as well as his lumbar spine disability, are not currently addressed in this decision.