Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for right shoulder, left shoulder, back, and neck disabilities, as well as obstructive sleep apnea secondary to service-connected conditions. The claim for bilateral hearing loss was denied.

The claims for initial evaluations of various disabilities are remanded due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral leg disorders, back disorder, and bilateral ankle disorders to obtain further VA medical opinions addressing all theories of entitlement and evidence of record.

The Board granted service connection for OSA, DM, and bilateral eye diabetic retinopathy. The Veteran was also granted increased ratings for lumbar spine spondylosis and degenerative disc disease, as well as separate ratings for lower extremity radiculopathies.

The Board granted an increased rating of 40 percent for the Veteran's back disability for the entire period on appeal prior to February 24, 2021.

The Board granted increased ratings for lumbar degenerative disc disease, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right knee instability, while denying increased ratings for other conditions.

The Board remands the issues of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and increased ratings for cervical and lumbar spine disabilities due to further development needed.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to increased ratings for various service-connected disabilities and a TDIU claim due to the need for additional medical evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for symphysis pubis arthrosis with arthritis of the right hip and degenerative arthritis of thoracic or lumbar intervertebral disc to obtain a VA medical opinion.

The veteran withdrew his appeal, and the Board dismissed all claims for service connection and initial rating.

The Board granted service connection for a headache condition, diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (claimed as non-Hodgkin's lymphoma), and a lower back condition.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of August 29, 2020, for the grant of service connection for a lumbar spine disability and bilateral hip disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for a lumbar spine condition, right and left lower extremity radiculopathy of the femoral nerve, bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, cervical spine condition, chronic fatigue syndrome, and hypertension.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a low back disability to obtain a new medical opinion that adequately addresses the Veteran's reports of experiencing back pain since service.

The appeal for service connection for multiple conditions, including left elbow, right elbow, left wrist, right wrist, lumbar spine, cervical, right shoulder, and tinnitus was dismissed by the Veteran.

The Board remands the claim for a new examination to address the Veteran's sacroiliac joint degenerative arthritis, lumbar disc herniation L5-S1, and degenerative arthritis, thoracolumbar spine disability due to an inadequate pre-decisional examination.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for an increased initial rating for lumbar spine disability to correct duty-to-assist errors, including incomplete medical records and an inadequate VA examination report.

The Board denied increased ratings for PTSD, TBI, migraine headaches, asthma, lumbosacral strain, right leg stress fracture of tibia with shin splints and LCL sprain, and dyshidrotic eczema. However, it granted a 50 percent rating for migraines since April 13, 2021, an earlier effective date of May 6, 2020, but no earlier, for the 70 percent rating of PTSD; an earlier effective date of April 13, 2021, but no earlier, for the grant of service connection for TBI and the 50 percent rating of migraine headaches; and an earlier effective date of May 20, 2022, but no earlier, for the 30 percent rating of asthma.

The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 40 percent for DDD with IVDS and spinal stenosis, granted a 20 percent rating for radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, and denied increased ratings for meniscal tear of the right knee and right knee strain based on limitation of extension.

The Board remands the claims for further development and to obtain additional evidence.