Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and incomplete record, requiring further development of the Veteran's claims for service connection.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected degenerative disc disease of the lumbar and cervical spines are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a low back disability as secondary to his service-connected left foot disability. The claims for service connection for left and right hip disabilities have been dismissed due to the Veteran's request to withdraw them.

The Board has decided that additional development is needed to obtain medical records from the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, and to consider whether new evidence supports reopening claims for service connection for low back and neck disabilities.

The appeal is being remanded due to the Veteran's request for a Travel Board hearing. The case will be returned to the AOJ for further action.

The Veteran's right shoulder disorder was granted service connection as it is presumed to have started during his military service. The other claims remain pending.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining in-service hospitalization records and VA/VA clinic treatment records. The Veteran's claims for service connection will be reconsidered based on all evidence.

The Veteran's tinnitus was found to have onset during service and is therefore granted service connection. The lower back disorder issue remains pending as the RO has not issued a Statement of the Case (SOC).

The Veteran's claims for service connection for left shoulder, right shoulder, and thoracolumbar or cervical spine disabilities are being remanded due to the need for additional development including obtaining updated VA treatment records, private medical records, and an examination.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's current back disability is related to service or was aggravated by service. The claim will be readjudicated based on all evidence of record.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for a back disability and remanded the psychiatric disorder claim. The case will be returned to the Board for further review.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including heart disability (enlargement), lumbar spine disability, hypertension, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, erectile dysfunction, otitis, kidney enlargement, and dizziness were denied. The appeal is dismissed as the evidence does not meet the criteria for reopening the previously denied claim.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar spine disability was denied. The Board found that the current schedular criteria adequately rated the condition at all pertinent points of appeal.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a low back disability is being remanded due to the need for additional examination and development of records.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration, including obtaining VA vocational rehabilitation records and relevant treatment records.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee, lumbar spine, cervical spine and bilateral shoulder conditions are not service connected. However, it is as likely as not that her nasal disorder was incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a videoconference hearing and for issuance of a statement of the case on the issue of an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's claim for a TDIU has been remanded due to the need for additional development, including scheduling of a VA examination and obtaining more recent VA treatment records.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected thoracic and lumbar spine disability.

The Board found that the Veteran's low back disability was not incurred in service and arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine could not be presumed to have been incurred therein.