Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran's lumbar spine disability is attributable to service and grants his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, lumbar spine disorder, and right knee disorder due to a lack of evidence demonstrating current disabilities.

The Veteran's back disorder is service-connected, but his bilateral knee disorders and breathing problems are not.,His left elbow disorder was resolved in-service. His acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD and depression) secondary to migraines is also denied.

The Board has reopened the previously denied claims for service connection of a right hip disability, left hip disability, and low back disability. The Veteran's service-connected left heel disability is alleged to have aggravated his right hip, left hip, and low back disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates have been denied as the earliest date of receipt of a claim is not prior to the assigned effective dates.

The Board has granted a 20 percent rating for the Veteran's low back disability, effective from February 22, 2005. Separate ratings of non-compensable (zero percent) have been assigned for left and right lumbar radiculopathy.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a new examination to assess the current severity of his cervical spine disability and any related neurological manifestations.

The Board has granted reopening of the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and a back disability, finding that new and material evidence was received since the previous denial.

The Board has remanded the case for another VA examination to determine the current manifestations and effects of the Veteran's lumbosacral strain, degenerative disc disease, and right lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development due to a need for a new VA examination in accordance with Correia v. McDonald, 28 Vet. App. 158 (2016).

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claims for service connection for a hernia, multiple back strains, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The Veteran's current diagnoses are considered related to her military service.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as depressive disorder with major depressive-like episode, is proximately due to service-connected lumbar spine and lower extremity radiculopathy. Service connection for this condition has been granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not meet the criteria for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, or a bilateral eye disability. The claims are therefore denied.

The Veteran's service-connected fibromyalgia and lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease have caused him to require the regular aid and attendance of another person on a regular basis, meeting the criteria for an award of aid and attendance benefits.

The Board has remanded the case for a new VA spine examination to determine if the Veteran's cervical spine disability is related to her military service, as she claims. The current VA examination was inadequate and did not consider the Veteran's lay statements regarding symptoms in service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's lumbar spine disorder, erectile dysfunction, residuals from a stroke, seizure disorder, and chronic headache disorder are not service-connected as they did not manifest during or are not related to his active military service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to outstanding private treatment records and a need for clarification of Dr. SEB's opinion regarding the Veteran's low back disability.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to inadequate prior VA medical opinion and missing private medical records. The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is being evaluated in relation to his service-connected disabilities, including prescribed medications.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's low back disorder is not related to service and therefore denied his claim.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for lumbar and cervical spine disabilities were denied by the Board.,The Veteran was also denied a TDIU prior to May 4, 2011.