Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for dry eyes and remanded the claims for an acquired psychiatric disability, lumbar spine disability, left leg radiculopathy, and right leg radiculopathy.

The Board denied service connection for a cervical spine disability and a lumbar spine disability as there is no evidence of a current disability separate from nerve-related conditions, and the Veteran's in-service back complaint is not related to his current back pain.

The Board remands the claim for an increased rating for degenerative disc disease with low back strain to ensure a more thorough examination is conducted.

The Board granted service connection for right knee, left ankle, and lumbar spine disabilities but denied an increased evaluation greater than 10 percent for the left knee disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and TDIU, finding insufficient evidence to support a reasonable possibility of unemployability due to his only service-connected disability, tinnitus.

The Board remands the matter of entitlement to service connection for a back condition for a new VA medical opinion.

The appeal for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for bilateral hearing loss was dismissed, and appeals for earlier effective dates for cervical disc disease, lumbar degenerative disc disease, arthritis in both hands, and right ankle sprain were denied.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for degenerative disc disease, spinal fusion, and spinal stenosis of the lumbar spine to obtain additional evidence regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 40 percent for lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis of the spine and IVDS, but granted an earlier effective date of February 1, 2023 for left lower extremity radiculopathy, sciatic nerve.

The Board remands the claim for a left elbow disability and denies increased ratings for back, left knee strain, and left knee strain with subluxation disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for a new VA examination to address the Veteran's low back disability and left lower extremity radiculopathy, as the previous examination was found inadequate.

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

The Board granted an initial compensable rating for right foot hallux valgus and remanded the claims for service connection for a back, right shoulder, left shoulder, and right knee disability.

The Board granted service connection for headaches and a left knee condition, but denied service connection for hearing loss, vertigo, right ankle, right knee, and right wrist conditions. The claims for lumbar spine and allergic rhinitis were remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased disability rating for tinnitus, service connection for bilateral hearing loss, an earlier effective date for tinnitus, and service connection for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, left knee condition, and right knee condition.

The Board denied service connection for cervical spine degenerative arthritis with degenerative disc disease, left ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain, right ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain, left knee osteoarthritis, and right knee osteoarthritis as there was no evidence of a current disability that began during service or is at least as likely as not related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.

The Board granted service connection for lumbar scoliosis, but remanded the claims for degenerative arthritis of the spine, IVDS, and degenerative disc disease, left hip disability, right hip disability, and left leg radiculopathy.

The Board granted a 20% rating for the Veteran's back condition, restored from a previous reduction, and granted service connection for migraine headaches.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's back disability, sciatic nerve radiculopathy, femoral nerve radiculopathy, and left knee instability while granting a 10% rating for sciatic nerve radiculopathy from January 24, 2019, to August 30, 2019, and a 20% rating for left knee disability with instability beginning on that date. The Board also granted an initial 100% rating for major depressive disorder (MDD) effective February 5, 2021.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that his acquired psychiatric disorder did not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 70 percent, his neck condition did not warrant an initial rating in excess of 20 percent, and his restless leg syndrome was not related to service.