Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board remands the matter for an additional medical opinion to determine the etiology of the Veteran's lumbosacral spine disorder, specifically addressing his injury during a period of ACDUTRA in September 1988.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of June 5, 2022, for the award of a 100 percent disability rating for PTSD and granted special monthly compensation at the statutory housebound rate from that same date.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was granted, while the claims for bilateral hearing loss and obstructive sleep apnea were denied. The lumbar spine disability claim was remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a back disorder and left knee disorder to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors and ensure compliance with a Joint Motion for Partial Remand.

The Board granted service connection for a lumbar spine disorder, and radiculopathy of the right and left lower extremities as secondary to the service-connected lumbar spine disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and restoration of a 70 percent disability rating for depression, as well as increased ratings for left hip degenerative arthritis and lumbar spine disability.

The Board denied service connection for left knee, right knee, and lower back disabilities as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or caused by the Veteran's active military service.

The Veteran was granted service connection for allergic rhinitis with acute sinusitis and an initial rating of 20 percent for bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, while the claims for arthritis and increased ratings for lumbosacral strain were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a back disorder and a bilateral testicular disorder to obtain additional evidence.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as anxiety. The claims for service connection for various musculoskeletal disabilities were remanded due to the need for VA examinations.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for lumbosacral strain, finding that there was no evidence of a causal relationship between the current disability and an in-service injury.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection and increased ratings, granted readjudication on new evidence, and remanded several claims.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for service connection for back condition, neck condition, and headaches due to untimely filing of the appeal forms.

The Board granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and persistent depressive disorder (PDD), based on evidence supporting a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's active military service.

The Board remands the claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder and lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis to obtain additional evidence.

The Board granted service connection for lumbar spine degenerative changes as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, but denied service connection for a right shoulder disorder.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and right ear hearing loss, remanded claims for left ear hearing loss, GERD, thoracolumbar spine condition, right knee condition, left knee condition, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for right ankle surgical scars but granted a separate 10 percent rating for painful right ankle surgical scars. The Board also denied an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with amphetamine use disorder.

The Board grants service connection for degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine based on continuity and chronicity.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a psychiatric disability, hypertension, recurrent lumbar spine disability, and recurrent sleep disability to schedule VA examinations.