Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board has determined that the reduction of the Veteran's hyperparathyroidism rating from 60 percent to noncompensable was proper, but denied service connection for a back disorder. The Court vacated this decision and remanded both issues for further development.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining missing service treatment records and translating Spanish documents.

The Board found that the Veteran's cervical spine disability was not incurred in or aggravated by military service.,The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including schizophrenia and hemorrhoids, do not necessitate the care or assistance of another person on a regular basis to attend to the activities of daily living.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to incomplete development, including obtaining a Statement of the Case for issues related to service connection and rating decisions. Additionally, additional records are needed from Social Security Administration (SSA) and a VA examination is required.

The Veteran has withdrawn her appeals for the issues of entitlement to service connection for a skin rash, migraine headaches with visual disturbance, gastrointestinal disability, back disability, and bilateral knee disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's cervical and lumbar spine disabilities are related to an injury sustained in service, thus granting service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran's service-connected DDD of the lumbar spine is currently rated at 40 percent, which is the maximum schedular rating available. The claim for a higher rating is denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee disability was incurred in active service and is granted.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70% disabling, his Meniere's Disease and related conditions are service-connected, and he is granted a TDIU. The reduction in back disability evaluation from 20% to 10% is upheld.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment, resulting in a TDIU rating.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and conducting further examinations.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The Veteran was not granted any new rating or benefits.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for hepatitis C, liver cancer, a lumbar spine disability, a cervical spine disability, a bladder disability, peripheral neuropathy of bilateral lower extremities, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss. The appeals are granted.

The VA correctly calculated the Veteran's combined disability rating of 60 percent for his multiple service-connected disabilities, including a newly granted low back disorder.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation for the period from June 5, 2009, to April 25, 2013. The Board granted entitlement to Total Disability Rating due to Individual Unemployability (TDIU) during this timeframe.

The Veteran's PFB is found to have developed during service and continues to the present day.,There is no current diagnosis of a back disability. The Veteran's complaints are not supported by medical evidence.,PTSD was denied as the Veteran did not report PTSD symptoms or meet diagnostic criteria for PTSD.,Hair loss was diagnosed in service, but there is no current diagnosis and the Veteran does not meet the criteria for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case due to issues related to service connection for a back disability. The Veteran's claim for cervical spine strain was denied, and his claim for back disability is still pending.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension is not service-connected and denied her request to reopen a claim for service connection for a back condition. The July 1996 rating decision denying the reopening of the claim was final due to lack of appeal within the appeal period.

The Board has granted service connection for a thoracolumbar spine disability as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected pes planus.