Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current disability of shrapnel wound residuals of the stomach, and denied service connection for hearing loss due to lack of evidence showing an injury or disease in service. Service connection was also denied for tinnitus as there is no evidence linking it to service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a videoconference hearing before a Veterans Law Judge.

The Veteran's claim for automobile and adaptive equipment or adaptive equipment only is denied as he does not meet the criteria for certification due to lack of service-connected disabilities resulting in loss of use of feet, hands, or ankylosis of knees or hips.

The Veteran's service connection claims for cervical and lumbar spine disorders are granted. The Board also dismissed the appeals for the issues of entitlement to service connection for crush injuries of the third and fourth fingers of the right hand.

The Board denied the claims of service connection for bilateral pes planus, neck disability, and back disability. The decision did not contain clear and unmistakable error.

The Board has granted service connection for athlete's foot, which represents a full grant of the benefit sought.

The Board has determined that there is no current evidence of a left hand disability or low back disability related to service. The appellant's claims for these conditions have been denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prior to December 11, 2009 combined to a 50 percent rating. The Board found that the evidence did not show he was unemployable due to his service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for his service-connected chronic dorsolumbar strain was denied, but he is now receiving a TDIU effective April 17, 2003. The case has been remanded to determine the appropriate effective date for the TDIU.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's lumbar spine and bilateral hip disabilities are not proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected left ankle disability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including a left thigh disorder characterized by numbness, were denied as secondary to his service-connected residuals of a right ankle fracture.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to outstanding private treatment records and a need for VA examinations.

The Board found no evidence of a current lumbar spine disability or asthma, and thus denied the Veteran's claims for service connection.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied as his claimed conditions are not related to active military service or service-connected disability.

The Board found that the Veteran's low back disorder was not incurred in or aggravated by service and is unrelated to a service-connected disease or injury. The claim for secondary service connection was denied.

The Veteran's claim for a TDIU is being referred to the Director of Compensation and Pension Service for consideration on an extraschedular basis due to the uncertainty in his employability.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn by the appellant in July 2013.

The Board denied service connection for low back and left hip/leg disabilities, finding no evidence of in-service injury or disease. The Veteran's current conditions are not considered to be related to his service-connected pes planus.

The Veteran's spondylosis of the lumbar spine with recurrent strain is currently rated at 10 percent, which adequately reflects his symptoms and functional limitations.

The Veteran's service records do not show any diagnosed cervical spine, thoracic and lumbar spines, left shoulder, right knee, or left knee disabilities. GERD was first noted after service in August 2008. The Board finds that the Veteran did not have these conditions during service.