Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Veteran's lumbar spine disability, including arthritis and associated neurological symptoms, is rated at 20 percent disabling. The Board also granted TDIU based on service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal includes claims for various conditions, including hypertension, psychiatric disorders, lung issues, head trauma, sleep apnea, headaches, and several other conditions. The Board has remanded the case due to a request for a videoconference hearing.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VAMC records from February 2015 onwards and a new VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his lumbar spine disability.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and schedule a Travel Board hearing.

The Board has granted service connection for a cervical spine disorder, lumbosacral spine disorder, hearing loss of the left ear, and tinnitus of the left ear as these conditions are related to military service.,Service connection is granted based on direct evidence showing a link between current disabilities and military service.

The Board found that new evidence submitted since the last denial supports reopening the claim for service connection, but did not find a causal link between the Veteran's current low back disability and his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination and additional development of records.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for his service-connected chronic low back syndrome with intermittent lumbosacral strain is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and service connection have been dismissed due to the withdrawal of his appeal regarding initial compensable disability ratings for ejaculatory anhedonia/secondary anorgasmia and scar, right little finger. The remaining claims are pending.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA spine examination.

The Board found no evidence to support the Veteran's claim for service connection for lower back disability or rash of bilateral arms, as there was no in-service injury and no current disability. The claims are therefore denied.

The Veteran meets the schedular criteria for TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities, which have rendered him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's lumbar strain is currently rated at 20 percent, and the Board finds that it does not warrant a higher rating based on the evidence of record.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for a low back disorder were denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for higher ratings under the applicable rating schedule.

The Board has granted service connection for lumbosacral strain and lumbar degenerative disc disease, as well as chondromalacia patella and degenerative arthritis of the right knee and left knee, all related to the Veteran's active military service.

The Veteran's low back disability is currently rated at 40 percent, effective June 28, 2014. The rating reflects the severity of his condition based on the criteria for degenerative arthritis of the spine.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions and needs further examination to determine if the Veteran's current back condition is related to his service.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for her service-connected lumbar spine disabilities was denied. The Board affirmed the denial, finding that pyramiding precluded separate ratings for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Board has granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, finding that it is at least as likely as not related to a long history of post-service occupational activity and use.,Service connection was denied for degenerative arthritis of the right hip and left hip due to lack of evidence showing an in-service injury or aggravation.

The Board found that the Veteran's low back disorder was not incurred or aggravated by service and arthritis of the lumbar spine could not be presumed to have occurred therein.