Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board has denied the claims for service connection for a back disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there is no evidence of in-service injury or disease related to these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining service treatment records and verifying active duty periods. The VA examiners are requested to provide an addendum opinion regarding the etiology of the claimed disabilities and their relationship to service.

The Veteran's degenerative disc disease of the L5-S1 with disc herniation was initially rated at 10 percent prior to February 12, 2015 and increased to 20 percent from that date. The current rating is the highest possible under the applicable rating criteria.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding the severity of his back disability and whether he suffers from intermittent radiculitis. The TDIU claim is also being remanded.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA and SSA records, scheduling a new VA examination, and readjudicating the appeal.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's TDIU and DEA claims were raised during the adjudicatory process of his underlying disability, post-discectomy and fusion of the lumbosacral spine. The effective dates for these awards are now set at August 1, 1992.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and a completed VA Form 21-8940. The claim for service connection for a back injury is pending, while the TDIU claim remains unresolved.

The Board has ordered additional development due to the Veteran's failure to report for scheduled VA examinations. The case is now remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's low back disability is not service-connected as there is no evidence of a chronic condition during or within one year after service, and the medical opinion does not establish a link between any current low back disability and active service.

The Board found that the Veteran's right knee and lumbar spine disabilities did not have their onset during military service or are otherwise related to such service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a new hearing before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The Veteran is granted service connection for a low back disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder. The left ankle disorder issue was not addressed as it does not appear the Veteran has a current disability.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a low back disability. The new evidence received since the February 1971 rating decision relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim, raising a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records related to the Veteran's low back disability. The Veteran is also asked to authorize release of any relevant private medical records.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence to support a finding of service connection for the Veteran's back disability, including lumbosacral strain. The preponderance of the evidence does not establish a link between the current condition and active duty service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and scheduling VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of any diagnosed low back, hip, and neurological disorders. The claims will be readjudicated after these actions.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and Army Reserve service records. The case will be reviewed again to determine if the Veteran has a right shoulder disability or low back disability related to his military service.

The Veteran's right lumbar radiculopathy was granted a compensable rating for the period from April 6, 2010 to November 17, 2011. The Board also found that he is unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's tinnitus is service-connected, and his temporary total rating for right foot surgery has been extended through May 1, 2011. Additional VA examinations are needed to determine the relationship between his low back disability, bilateral knee/hip/disabilities, and ankle disabilities with his service-connected bilateral foot disabilities.