Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected postoperative hemigastrectomy with dumping syndrome and pancreatitis caused his current right inguinal hernia, thus granting service connection for this condition on a secondary basis.

The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence and for additional examinations, as well as issuance of a statement of the case on service connection for sleep apnea.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, residuals of a concussion, left shoulder disability, lumbar spine disability, and cervical strain.

The Board has granted service connection for degenerative changes of the lumbar spine and cervical spondylosis, finding that these conditions are related to a fall during military service.,Service connection is also granted for sleep apnea, which is found to be caused by the Veteran's cervical spondylosis.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD has been granted. The other issues have been dismissed as the appeal was withdrawn.

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary before the claims for service connection for a back condition and bilateral leg conditions can be decided. The Veteran's back condition may be related to his service-connected flatfeet, but further examination is needed to determine if his leg condition (peripheral neuropathy) is secondary to his back condition.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and determine the nature of his service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development of records.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to his failure to appear for a scheduled videoconference hearing. The case will be returned to the RO for further action.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for psychiatric disability, low back disability, COPD, and diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations and effective date were denied. The initial compensable evaluations assigned prior to November 21, 2013, are not supported by the evidence of record.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to incomplete development of his employment history and medical records, as well as for a new VA examination to address the nature and etiology of any bilateral leg disability.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for low back, neck, bilateral knee, and acquired psychiatric disabilities due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to his active military service.

The Board found no clear and convincing evidence of a preexisting psychiatric disorder, and the Veteran's current psychiatric condition is not related to service. The Board also found no evidence linking her current back disorder to service.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection and remanded them for additional development. The case is now back with the Board, where it will be readjudicated.

The Veteran's tension headaches have been rated at 50 percent since December 1, 2008. The Board found that the Veteran's very frequent and prolonged prostrating migraines meet the criteria for a 50 percent rating.

The Board found that the Veteran's low back disorder and left leg/thigh numbness did not have their onset in service or are otherwise related to service, thus denying his claims for service connection.

The Board found that the Veteran's current low back condition is not related to his military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's appeals for an extraschedular evaluation and TDIU have been dismissed as the Veteran has withdrawn his appeals.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected low back disability.