Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the death of the appellant, and no jurisdiction remains for further action.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a right shoulder disability, bilateral foot and knee disabilities, back disability, and digestive disability/IBS have been remanded due to the need for additional development of medical evidence.

The Board found that the February 1994 rating decision denying service connection for hypertension, left lower extremity weakness, low back pain, hearing loss, cervical spine disability, depressive disorder, and headaches was not clearly and unmistakably erroneous.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including scheduling a Travel Board hearing. The Veteran is seeking service connection for psychiatric disabilities and low back issues.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate consideration of a VA examiner's opinion and failure to address legal precedent in El-Amin v. Shinseki, 26 Vet. App. 136 (2013). The Veteran is also seeking TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has granted an effective date of November 28, 1957 for the grant of service connection for a low back disorder. The issues of subsequent ratings and entitlement to TDIU are remanded.

The Veteran's back disability is rated at 30 percent since March 24, 1998. The appeal for a higher rating and TDIU remains pending.

The Board has determined that there are no separate neurological manifestations involving either upper or lower extremities associated with the Veteran's service-connected cervical and lumbar spine disabilities, respectively.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for a back disability, but denied the claim for service connection of a left hip disability as it is not related to service or the Veteran's service-connected left knee disability.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the nature and likely etiology of the Veteran's low back disorder. The claims will be readjudicated after all relevant evidence is considered.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations were denied as his lumbosacral strain and right knee disabilities do not meet the criteria for higher ratings under VA rating criteria.

The Veteran's degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine does not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 40 percent. For the period prior to October 23, 2008, he was not unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining service treatment records and worker's compensation records. The Veteran is also to be scheduled for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his low back disability with radiculopathy.

The Board has granted service connection for multiple disabilities, including diverticulitis of the sigmoid colon, and assigned a 10 percent disability rating effective December 4, 2007.

The Board has ordered additional development to obtain the Veteran's treatment records from the Birmingham VA Medical Center and determine if his current low back pain is related to service. The case will be remanded for further action.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for various disabilities, including back, right knee, left knee, right ankle, left ankle, right hand, left hand, right leg, and left leg disabilities. The effective date is not specified.

The Veteran's low back disorder was incurred in service and the Board finds that service connection for this disability is warranted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was denied in May 1998, but he submitted a notice of disagreement and the effective date is set to April 14, 1998.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and a back disability, finding that new and material evidence has been presented. The claims are now granted as both conditions are found to be related to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete VA treatment records and the need for further examinations regarding the Veteran's claimed disabilities.