Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

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The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the TDIU was denied as there is no evidence of any earlier unadjudicated formal or informal claim prior to September 18, 2006 and no factually ascertainable evidence demonstrating entitlement to TDIU prior to March 24, 2010.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for a lower back disability, including scoliosis and lumbar strain with paraspinal spasm. The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development of records and need for further medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of her lower back disability.

Your service connection claim for a disorder manifested by bilateral hip and low back pain is dismissed as the benefit sought on appeal (a low back disability) has now been granted.

The case is being remanded for further development to obtain private treatment records related to the Veteran's back and knee disabilities. The issues of service connection, increased ratings for left and right knee disabilities are pending.

The Board has remanded this case for additional development, including a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's stroke residuals are aggravated by his service-connected low back disability.

The Veteran's service connection claims for a systemic orthopedic disability, skin disability, lung disability, and peripheral vascular disease of both legs were denied as there is no evidence of such conditions during or within one year after service. The Board found that the current diagnoses are not related to service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to insufficient medical opinions and the need for additional development of his VA treatment records.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unemployable, and he is granted a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability. The temporary total disability rating for convalescence following his back surgery is also granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for anemia, peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities, and entitlement to a total rating by reason of individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU).

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection of a low back disability, but denied it on the merits. The Veteran's diabetes and hypertension were not found to be related to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for clarification of his headache symptoms and additional development regarding his cervical spine disability.

The Veteran's low back disability is found to be service-connected, and he meets the criteria for a TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's lumbar spine disorder, finding that it was aggravated during active service. The remaining issues of service connection for psychiatric disability, skin disorder, bilateral plantar fasciitis, and bilateral flat feet are remanded.

The Board found no evidence of a chronic headache disorder during service and denied the Veteran's claim for service connection. The Board also noted that any headaches are not related to his service-connected cervical spine disability.

The Board dismissed all service connection claims due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeals.

The Board found that the Veteran's current low back disability was not incurred in service and is not related to his service-connected disabilities. The neck disability claim is also denied as there is no evidence of a nexus between the condition and service.

The Veteran's cervical spine disability has been granted service connection and assigned a 10 percent initial rating effective September 26, 2003. The appeal is resolved in the Veteran's favor.

The Board has granted service connection for lumbar and cervical spine disorders as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected traumatic arthritis of the right ankle.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to incomplete records and need for further examination regarding his service-connected lumbosacral strain.