Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities, as he is shown to be employed fulltime as a police officer earning over $67,000 per year.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disability and musculoskeletal issues, to ensure appropriate development of evidence.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for a cervical spine disorder, lumbosacral strain, and right knee osteoarthritis, so the Board has no jurisdiction to review this claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for various service-connected conditions and granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities.

The appeal for service connection and increased ratings for kidney disease, hypertension, headaches, PTSD, and degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine was dismissed due to a withdrawal by the Veteran.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of January 22, 2004, for adjustment disorder with anxiety.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to hypertension and assigned a 20 percent rating for bilateral hearing loss from May 11, 2023, through August 9, 2024.

The Board denied service connection for a neck and back disability as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions began during active service or are otherwise related to an injury or disease during active service.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, a back disability, and a neck disability due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's low back disability, finding that it had its onset during service and persisted until his death.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to an impermissible concurrent election of review lanes.

The Board remands the claim for a back disorder to obtain an addendum opinion that considers all evidence of record, including lay statements and medical records.

The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder, low back disability, right shoulder disability, and bilateral plantar fasciitis and bilateral pes planus. The Veteran was also granted an initial 70 percent rating for his major depressive disorder.

The Board granted a 40 percent rating for radiculopathy of the left lower extremity effective February 18, 2021, and granted entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual employability (TDIU).

The Board granted service connection for lumbar spine degenerative arthritis and disc disease, finding that the Veteran's condition started during his active duty and continued since then.

The Board granted service connection for a back disability based on the Veteran's credible claim of continuity of symptoms since active duty.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his left knee, right knee, and lower back conditions as the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board granted service connection for a lumbosacral strain with intervertebral disc syndrome based on the Veteran's in-service back injury and current disability.

The Board granted service connection for acute sinusitis, extrinsic asthma, headaches, a low back condition, right leg numbness as secondary to a low back condition, left leg numbness as secondary to a low back condition, a right knee condition, and a left knee condition. The initial compensable rating for right ear hearing loss was denied.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including psychiatric disorders and musculoskeletal issues, due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.