Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Veteran's lumbar strain with intermittent radiculopathy of the left lower extremity is rated at 20 percent effective September 19, 2007. The Veteran also has a separate rating for lumbar spine radiculopathy on the left. Glaucoma remains in appellate status.

The Board found that the Veteran's psychiatric disorder is not related to his active military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's low back disability is not productive of any incapacitating episodes and is productive of no more than moderate impairment. The residuals of a fractured right second metacarpal are manifested by subjective complaints with evidence that the Veteran is able to make a full fist without any gap between the fingertips and the proximal palmar transverse crease.

The Veteran's low back disorder was granted an initial rating of 40 percent effective February 2, 2010. The claim for higher ratings for his right and left knee disorders remains pending.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination and consideration of the new evidence received since the last RO review.

The Board found that the Veteran's lumbar disc disease was not incurred or aggravated during service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including scheduling VA examinations and providing additional notice to the Veteran regarding his claims.

The Board found that the Veteran's cervical spine disability and right hip disability were not incurred in or aggravated by service, and may not be presumed to have been so incurred or aggravated. The low back disability was denied as well.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for lumbar strain, finding that his current low back condition was not incurred in or related to his active duty military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine, claimed as lumbosacral strain, and his degenerative arthritis of the thoracic spine are at least as likely as not attributable to his military service.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals regarding the increased rating claims for degenerative joint disease and degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, as well as left knee degenerative joint disease. The Board is dismissing these issues.

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

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar spine disability is being remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient examination report and incomplete medical records. The Veteran's lower back disability is being reviewed for service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, when evaluated in association with his educational attainment and occupational experience, preclude all forms of substantially gainful employment.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current L5 spondylolisthesis was incurred during service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his low back disability, which includes a disc bulge at L5-S1 and lumbosacral strain, is being remanded due to the need for additional development including a new VA examination.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional medical records and examinations, as well as further development of his TDIU claim.

The Veteran's claims for increased disability evaluations are being remanded due to the need to obtain additional medical records from Social Security Administration (SSA).

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to issues with the timeliness of his substantive appeal and further development is needed for a neurological examination.