Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for residuals of low back strain is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and consideration of outstanding medical records.

The Board found that the Veteran's low back and right hip disabilities were not incurred or aggravated by service, and may not be presumed to have been incurred in service. The claims for these conditions are therefore denied.

The Veteran's request to withdraw his claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus has been granted.,New and material evidence has been received to reopen the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a back disability. These conditions are found to have had their onset during active service.

The Board found no credible evidence of a low back disability during service and denied the claim for service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, both individually and as a whole, render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The case is REMANDED for further development.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for a low back disability and remanded to obtain additional evidence. The leg cramps issue is also being remanded.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for scheduling a Travel Board hearing. The issues of entitlement to service connection for lower back injury and hair loss due to Gulf War Syndrome are pending.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and the need for additional examinations. The Veteran's claims of service connection for lumbar spine and left leg disabilities are pending.

The Board has granted service connection for lumbar spine degenerative disc disease with spondylosis and hepatitis C, finding that these conditions are related to service.

The Board found that the Veteran's low back disorder is not related to his military service and denied his claim for direct service connection. The secondary service connection issue will be remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for lumbar degenerative disc disease, finding that there was no evidence of a chronic disability in service or within one year thereafter. The Board also found that the current back pain is not related to his service-connected left knee disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current disability for any of the claimed conditions and finds no evidence to support an in-service incurrence or aggravation of these conditions. As such, service connection is denied.

The Board denied service connection for a low back disability and obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's current conditions were not incurred or aggravated by active duty service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied as his conditions did not meet the criteria for higher evaluations under the applicable rating schedule.

The Veteran was employed as a security officer prior to October 6, 2005 and the evidence does not show he was unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU prior to the effective dates of the increases were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for an initial rating in excess of 20 percent or 40 percent for her service-connected lumbar spine musculoligamentous strain, respectively.

The Board has determined that the Veteran is unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities, effective March 16, 2011.

The Board finds that the Veteran's low back disorder, diagnosed as lumbar degenerative joint disease and lumbar degenerative disc disease with facet arthropathy, causing mild spinal canal stenosis, was incurred in active service. The decision is granted.

The Veteran's cervical spine disability, prior to July 18, 2012, was manifested by limited range of motion without ankylosis or associated neurological disabilities. The claim for a higher evaluation is denied as the evidence does not support a rating in excess of 10 percent.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to August 6, 2009 for the grant of TDIU is being remanded due to a need for further development and consideration.