Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board found that a cervical spine disability was not incurred in active military service and denied the claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claims for service connection, an extraschedular evaluation, and TDIU were denied. The Board found that the criteria for an extraschedular rating prior to January 25, 1994 are not met, and that the criteria for a TDIU since April 1, 2002 have not been met.

The Board found that the Veteran's current low back disorder is not related to service or any incident of service, including his in-service low back sprain.

The Veteran's disability picture prior to May 11, 2010 was of the same severity as his disability picture during the period from May 11, 2010. The Board found that a 40 percent rating is warranted for both periods.

The Board has ordered a new VA examination to determine if the Veteran's low back disability is related to his service-connected trochanteric bursitis and degenerative joint disease of the left hip. The case will be remanded for further development.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination and obtaining private medical records. The issue of entitlement to TDIU must also be addressed.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected cervical spine, lumbar spine, hiatal hernia with GERD, and right foot plantar fasciitis are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and consideration of outstanding treatment records.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than March 18, 2008, for the grant of service connection for lumbosacral strain is denied. The RO has already assigned the earliest possible effective date provided by law.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional records and provide a new VA examination regarding his employability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for fibromyalgia and assigned a noncompensable rating. The Veteran's left lower extremity radiculopathy is rated as 10 percent disabling.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining updated VA and private treatment records, scheduling a VA spine examination to determine the etiology of the Veteran's scoliosis and osteoarthritis of the lumbar spine, and determining whether service connection should be granted.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration, including a VA examination to address the nature and etiology of the Veteran's lumbar spine disorder and whether it is related to service. The cervical spine disability issue remains pending.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to determine if the Veteran is unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board found that the Veteran's current low back disability is not related to his service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of reopening his pes planus and lumbosacral strain service connection claims, as well as his claim for heart disease. The left shoulder disability claim was also denied.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office for further development and re-adjudication in accordance with the directives of the September 2012 Joint Motion for Partial Remand (JMPR).

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were denied. The Board found that the Veteran is not entitled to a disability rating in excess of 30 percent for his service-connected tension headaches.

The Board found that the Veteran's low back disability is not related to his service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment since December 4, 2003.

The Board has granted service connection for a back disability, diagnosed as ankylosing spondylitis of the thoracolumbar spine, secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right and left knee disabilities.