Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for a low back disorder, bilateral knee disorder, neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, and residuals of frostbite to the feet due to credible evidence linking these conditions to service. The Veteran requires regular aid and attendance as a result of his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for corns and calluses of the feet, and a rating in excess of 10 percent for GERD. The Veteran's claims for knee disabilities, OSA, flat feet, and low back disability are pending.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's conditions as secondary to his service-connected hemoglobin sickle cell disease, but did not assign a specific effective date due to lack of evidence prior to November 16, 2005.

The Board has granted service connection for a low back disability and assigned an initial noncompensable rating. The Veteran's appeal regarding the right eye disability is remanded.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to obtain STRs and SPRs, as well as VA treatment records. A VA examination will be scheduled to address the nature, extent, onset, and etiology of his claimed conditions.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling the Veteran for examinations to assess his service-connected inner lower lip scar, traumatic brain injury, and lumbar spine disorder.

The Veteran's claims for hearing loss, tinnitus, headaches, back condition, joint pain, and psychiatric disorder were denied as there was no evidence of a nexus between the conditions and service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including schizoaffective disorder and migraine headaches, have met the percentage requirements for a TDIU from January 15, 2008 to August 31, 2015. The evidence is in relative equipoise as to whether her service-connected psychiatric disorders prevented her from obtaining and retaining substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a back disability, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus have been reopened. The evidence now shows that the Veteran has current diagnoses of these conditions.,Service connection is granted for tinnitus as it is etiologically related to his period of active service.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for low back disability and neurological disability of the upper extremities, but remanded to obtain additional medical records and schedule VA examinations. The initial rating claim remains pending.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased rating for hemorrhoids, service connection for peptic ulcer disease, and residuals of a low back injury including chronic disc degeneration as his conditions were not related to service or due to an established exposure basis.

The Board has remanded the case due to scheduling issues and will handle any additional development or other appropriate action in an expeditious manner.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for a back disability and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depressive disorder. The claim for service connection for nerve damage to the bilateral upper extremities is also granted. The decision does not specify any effective date.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a low back disability, but remands the case to obtain additional medical opinions and records.

The Board has remanded the case due to incorrect contact information and scheduling issues for previously scheduled VA examinations and a videoconference hearing.

The Veteran does not have a back disability, bilateral leg disability, bilateral arm disability, bilateral knee disability, or an acquired psychiatric disorder that was caused by his service.

The Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability is currently evaluated as 10 percent disabling. The Board finds that the evidence does not support a higher evaluation for this condition.

The Board has ordered additional development to determine the etiology of the Veteran's current degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, including whether it is related to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine is due to his military service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board finds that the Veteran's claimed back and shoulder disabilities are not related to his military service. The evidence does not support a finding of in-service incurrence or aggravation, nor can it be established as secondary to any service-connected disability.