Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a back disability, to include as secondary to his right knee disability, is being remanded due to the need for additional development and an updated medical opinion.

The Veteran's right ankle disability is rated at 20 percent, and the Board has granted this rating. The cervical spine and lumbar spine disabilities are not service-connected based on direct evidence or secondary to a service-connected condition.

The Veteran's Hepatitis C has been evaluated as 10 percent disabling throughout the appeal period, with symptoms of intermittent fatigue, malaise, and anorexia.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and additional development is needed, including a new VA examination to assess the current severity of the Veteran's lumbar spine disability.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for frostbite of the hands and chronic lumbosacral sprain, to include as secondary to service-connected status post-arthroscopy, left medial and lateral meniscus tear. The evidence received since the last final rating decision relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate these claims.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran has a low back disorder related to his service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, when considered together, render him unemployable. The case is REMANDED for a comprehensive examination to determine the combined effect of his service-connected disabilities on his ability to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment.

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

The Veteran's appeals for service connection on the issues of lumbar spine disability, cervical spine disability, left leg fracture, left tailbone fracture, and right arm fracture have been withdrawn by his representative.

The Board denied an increased rating for lumbosacral strain with intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS) (lumbar spine disability), granted a higher rating of 40 percent for the lumbar spine disability, and did not address the other issues.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining SSA and New York State disability benefits records, scheduling a VA examination to assess the severity of service-connected disabilities, and readjudicating the claim.

The Veteran's 60% rating for lumbar myositis with L5-S1 bulging disc is restored from October 10, 1999.

The Veteran's low back disability is found to be secondary to his service-connected bilateral knee disabilities, and thus service connection for the condition is granted.

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

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder(s) is granted as service connected. The Board finds that the Veteran has variously diagnosed psychiatric disorders that are as likely as not related to his active military service, including PTSD and mood disorder. For the lumbar spine disability with left lower extremity radiculopathy, the Board finds that it was incurred in service. Service connection for hepatitis C is granted.

The Board found that the current lumbar spine osteoarthritis is not related to service, and denied the Veteran's claim for service connection. The sleep apnea issue was remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been denied, and the Board has granted a remand to schedule a videoconference hearing at the RO.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional records and a supplemental medical opinion. The case will be readjudicated after these actions.

The Board has ordered additional development due to the need for updated VA treatment records and other relevant medical evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for degenerative disc disease of the thoracolumbar spine, right hip, left hip, and cervical spine disorders. The Veteran's conditions are found to be causally related to his active duty service.