Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right hip, left hip, right knee, and left knee disabilities based on a finding that these conditions are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected left ankle disability.

The Board has ordered a remand due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed back and neck disabilities. The case is now being returned for further development.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to insufficient evidence to decide the claim on the merits.

The Veteran is unable to secure or maintain any form of substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities: coronary artery disease, bilateral hearing loss, and degenerative disk and joint disease of the lumbar spine. The Board finds that he meets the threshold requirements for TDIU under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(a).

The Board finds that the preponderance of evidence is against a finding that the Veteran's low back disorder is related to service or a service-connected disability.

The Board found no evidence of a current neck disability related to service or secondary to a service-connected condition, and thus denied the Veteran's claim.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of VA treatment records from 1966-67, and the Veteran's claims file must be forwarded to an appropriate examiner for an addendum opinion.

The Board has remanded the case for additional evidentiary development due to unclear opinions and lack of consideration of service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's low back disability is related to his active service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's service-connected low back disability has been granted a staged rating of 10 percent prior to December 20, 2011 and 20 percent from that date.

The Veteran's claims for higher initial ratings for chronic right ankle strain and chronic lumbar strain have been denied as the evidence does not support a rating in excess of 10 percent.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's low back disorder is not related to service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and a Social and Industrial Survey to determine his employability given his service-connected disabilities.

The Board found that the Veteran's back and right knee disabilities did not begin in service or until many years after service, or are otherwise related to service. As a result, the claims for service connection were denied.

The Board found that the Veteran's current lower back disability is not related to his in-service low back strain and arthritis was not manifest within one year of separation from service. As such, service connection for a low back disability is denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities alone are not of such nature and severity as to prevent her from securing or following any substantially gainful employment.

The Board has granted service connection for a back disability and residuals from a small pox vaccination, finding that the Veteran's conditions are related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's degenerative disc disease of the low back is proximately due to his service-connected left total knee replacement, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to afford the Veteran a hearing, and the claims file should be returned for further action.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the Veteran's claims for service connection for lumbar spine and left knee disorders, each diagnosed as DJD. The Veteran experienced recurrent symptoms of these conditions since separation from service.