Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran's seborrheic dermatitis had its onset in service and granted service connection for this condition. The remaining claims are pending further development.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a lumbar spine disorder and remanded it for further development. The Veteran now has the opportunity to provide additional evidence and have his case re-adjudicated.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's intervertebral disc disease of the cervical spine and right arm neuropathy and myopathy are related to his military service. The lumbosacral degenerative disc disease and degenerative joint disease status post-surgery with residual scars have also been granted as a direct result of service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development and review of his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions and missing treatment records. The Veteran's low back disability is being reviewed again for proper service connection.

The Board denied service connection for cervical spine disorder, lumbar spine disorder, right knee disorder, left knee disorder, right shoulder disability, and left shoulder disability. The diagnoses were not related to service or the presumption of in-service exposure.

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

The Veteran is seeking an earlier effective date for his TDIU award, arguing that he has been unemployable since his retirement in 1993 due to service-connected urinary incontinence and back disability. The case must be remanded for extraschedular consideration of a TDIU prior to April 10, 2008.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a low back disability, finding that his current low back disability did not manifest in or within one year of service and is not otherwise related to service. The remaining issues were remanded for further development.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his mood disorder and multiple spine and nerve conditions, have rendered him unable to maintain substantially gainful employment since September 14, 2010. A total rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability is granted.

The Veteran's low back disability and left lower extremity sciatica are found to be related to his active service. The bilateral hip disability is not found to be directly related to his service, but may be secondary to his service-connected low back disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's back disorder did not manifest in service or within one year of discharge and is unrelated to service. Therefore, service connection for a back disorder is denied.

The Board found no evidence of a chronic low back disability and denied the Veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for Degenerative Disc Disease of the Lumbosacral Spine and found that it is related to the Veteran's military service. The claim for an increased rating remains pending.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, obstructive sleep apnea, asthma/asbestosis, skin cancer, foot skin disorders, left knee arthritis, traumatic arthritis of the lumbar spine, and arthritis of other joints (excluding the left elbow). The reasons provided are that there is no evidence linking these conditions to service or secondary to any service-connected disability.

The Veteran's claims are being remanded for additional development, including obtaining new VA examinations to assess the severity of his bilateral knee conditions and back condition.

The Veteran's low back disability is currently rated at 20 percent, and the evidence does not support a higher rating based on current functional impairment.

The Board denied service connection for the claimed conditions, finding that they were not incurred or aggravated by active military service and are not related to inservice malaria or exposure to Agent Orange.

The Board denied service connection for a sleep disability, degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine, and gastrointestinal disability. The Veteran appealed these denials to the Court.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA examination and incomplete facts, requiring further development including obtaining an addendum opinion from the March 2015 VA examiner.