Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board remands the claims for service connection and initial disability ratings for a low back disability, GERD, tension headaches, and acne due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, a back condition, and bilateral leg conditions to ensure that VA's duty to assist is fully satisfied.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including left index finger, left thumb, left knee, right knee, lower back, left-hand, and right-hand conditions, due to a lack of medical evidence and the need for VA examinations.

The Board granted service connection for right hip strain and dismissed the appeal for a lower back disability.

The Board remands the claims for a cervical spine disorder, lumbar spine disorder, and sciatic nerve radiculopathy to provide the Veteran with VA examinations to determine the current severity of his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher initial ratings and earlier effective dates for service connection, as well as service connection for various conditions due to insufficient evidence of current disabilities or in-service incurrence.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for lumbar spine degenerative joint disease as there was no evidence of an in-service event, disease, or injury related to the Veteran's condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his unspecified depressive/generalized anxiety disorder and lumbar disc disease L5-S1, with L5 nerve root impingement and IVDS.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to an earlier effective date for the grants of a 40 percent disability rating for lumbosacral strain and a 50 percent disability rating for right elbow epicondylitis, limitation of flexion.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for back, bilateral hand, and bilateral knee conditions due to an error in the February 2024 decision on appeal.

The Board remands the claims for an initial rating higher than 30 percent for migraine headaches and earlier effective dates for various service-connected conditions, as well as the claim for Dependents' Educational Assistance under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches, an acquired psychiatric disability, a back condition, tinnitus, and sleep disturbances secondary to PTSD.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a 40 percent rating for chronic lumbosacral strain with arthritis and a 20 percent rating for right lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy from July 22, 2020 to May 3, 2021 for further development.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and effective dates, as well as a TDIU claim, due to additional evidence received after the last SOC and the need for an updated examination.

The Board denied service connection for right leg below-the-knee amputation, left knee disability, and higher ratings for lumbosacral strain and intervertebral disc syndrome. The claim for service connection for migraines was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability, finding that the Veteran's condition is related to his in-service back pain and symptoms.

The Veteran is granted SMC at the L rate based on the need for regular aid and attendance since November 1, 2017, but denied prior to that date.

The Board remands the issues for further review by the AOJ, as additional evidence has been received since the last SSOC and the Veteran requested a remand.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation, from October 1, 2017.

The Board granted service connection for lumbar spine disability, finding that the presumption of soundness at entry into service was not rebutted and that the Veteran's back injury during military service led to his current condition.