Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board found no current diagnosis of a low back disorder related to the Veteran's service and denied his claim for service connection. The right shoulder osteoarthritis was also not granted as it is considered a preexisting condition that did not worsen during service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including scheduling a hearing before RO personnel at the earliest opportunity.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a cervical spine condition and radiculopathy of the upper extremities due to lack of evidence showing that VA facilities were not feasibly available, or that delay in seeking medical attention would have been hazardous.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and conducting a new examination. The TDIU claim is also part of the pending increased rating claim.

The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to obtain private medical records from Patients First in Tallahassee, Florida. The Veteran is asked to provide the names and addresses of any healthcare providers who have treated him for his disabilities.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for further development, including obtaining a VA examination to determine if his current back disability is related to his active military service or any period of ACDUTRA. The examiner must address whether he had a pre-existing back disability that was aggravated by his ACDUTRA service.

The Board denied service connection for low back disability, acquired psychiatric disorder (including anxiety and depression), migraine headaches, left hip disability, and left knee disability due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current back disability is not related to his service, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including a supplemental opinion regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected bilateral foot condition caused or aggravated his current right knee and low back disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case to the AOJ for consideration of an extraschedular evaluation for pes planus and a TDIU rating. The Veteran's claims are pending further action.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records related to his claimed alcoholism. The issues of service connection for a low back disability and right knee disability have been granted, but are no longer before the Board.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including epilepsy, lumbar spine arthritis, right knee instability and chondromalacia, do not render her unemployable prior to August 13, 2009.

The Veteran's thoracic spine compression fracture with chronic lumbar strain is currently rated at 20 percent, and the Board finds that this rating adequately reflects his disability.

The Board denied service connection for a low back disorder and left lower extremity neurological manifestations, finding no evidence of in-service injury or disease. The claim for diabetes mellitus type II was also denied due to lack of exposure to herbicides.

The Board denied service connection for a low back disability due to lack of evidence linking current symptoms to service. Service connection was also not granted for multiple myeloma as there is no evidence it had onset during or within one year after service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a Board videoconference hearing due to her and her representative's requests.

The Board has granted service connection for a low back condition and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety. The Veteran's hepatitis C, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, and pain in the right and left sides are being remanded for further examination to determine if they are related to his service-connected conditions or herbicide exposure.

The Board found that the evidence received since the December 2007 rating decision is not new and material with respect to the service connection claim for lumbar stenosis with nerve damage to the bilateral lower extremities, and therefore, the claim may not be reopened.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not meet the criteria for service connection for any of the conditions listed in his claims, and therefore denied all of them.

The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for a lumbar strain prior to January 28, 2014 was denied.,The Veteran's claim for an increased rating in excess of 20 percent for a lumbar strain from January 28, 2014 was also denied.