Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to determine his employability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for the cause of his death, as there was no evidence linking any condition to service or presumed exposure to herbicides. The Board also denied claims for increased ratings and SMC.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed low back disability, left knee disability, GERD, skin rash, and sleep apnea.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right knee and low back disabilities, as well as his attempt to reopen a claim for residuals of a fracture of the left foot. The decision did not address any specific rating or effective date.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The Board found no evidence of PTSD, and the other conditions were not shown to be related to service or any presumptive exposure.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for scheduling a personal hearing before a Veterans Law Judge at his local Regional Office.

The Veteran's service-connected lumbosacral spine disorder was granted a 20 percent evaluation effective June 6, 2006. The initial compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss was also granted.

The Veteran's claim for a higher initial rating for chronic lumbar syndrome with disc bulge, L4-5 is being remanded due to outstanding medical records and treatment needs.

The Veteran's low back disability is rated at 10 percent effective April 1, 2005. The initial compensable rating for dry eye syndrome was granted. The PTSD with generalized anxiety disorder issue remains pending.

The Veteran is seeking an increased rating for his lower back disability, but the case has been remanded due to lack of recent VA examination and treatment records.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development of records and issues related to service connection for various conditions.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected disabilities are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development of records.

The Board found no evidence of a current disability related to asthma, low back pain, or hypertension that was incurred in service. The Veteran's assertions were not credible and the temporal relationship between his alleged injuries and symptoms is not supported by the record.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU is being remanded due to the need for additional evidence and a VA examination.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for low back disability, right knee disability, and sinusitis. However, it remains unclear whether these conditions are related to military service or if they were caused by other factors.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings of his spine disabilities and mood disorder were denied. The VA determined that the current disability ratings adequately reflected the severity of the conditions.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death. The Board cannot proceed with the merits of these claims as he is no longer alive.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA and private medical records, conducting a VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected disabilities, and determining whether he is unemployable due to those conditions.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected lumbar DDD at L5-S1 was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's lumbar degenerative disc and joint disease, status post-fracture at L1, L2, and T12, was initially rated as 30 percent from August 10, 2000 to December 29, 2004.,From December 29, 2004, to May 14, 2009, the Veteran's residuals of thoracolumbar vertebrae fractures were rated as 40 percent.,Since May 15, 2009, the Veteran's residuals of thoracolumbar vertebrae fractures have been rated as 50 percent.