Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further procedural and evidentiary development, including scheduling a VA examination to determine the nature of her low back disability and its relationship, if any, to her service-connected left knee disability.

The Board found that the Veteran's death was not caused by or substantially contributed to by a service-connected disability, and thus denied entitlement to service connection for the cause of his death. The appellant is also not entitled to Dependence and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.

The Veteran's appeal involves multiple service-connected disabilities, and the Board has ordered a new VA examination to assess current functional impairment due to these conditions.

The Board is unable to determine if the Veteran's back disorder was incurred during his active duty for training (ACDUTRA) or in-service, and thus remands the case for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings on an extraschedular basis, finding that the current schedular evaluations adequately reflect his disability picture.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a lower back disorder, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to service or a service-connected disability.

The Board found that the Veteran's low back disability was not incurred in or aggravated by service and is not proximately due to his service-connected lateral meniscus tear of the right knee. The claim for service connection was denied.

The Veteran's lumbosacral strain with degenerative joint disease is rated at 40 percent, and his left and right leg external popliteal nerve disabilities are each rated at 10 percent. The appeal was granted.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn prior to the Board issuing a decision.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and no specific decision on the merits can be made.

The Veteran is currently gainfully employed and will likely continue to be so in the foreseeable future, making a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) not warranted.

The Veteran's lumbar spondylosis has been rated at 10 percent since June 1, 2005. The RO granted a higher initial rating of 10 percent for the lumbar spondylosis effective June 1, 2005.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including scheduling a VA examination and obtaining relevant medical records. The Veteran's claim of service connection for a low back disability is pending.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been presented to reopen the Veteran's claim of service connection for a back disability.

The Veteran's claim for an increased disability evaluation for his service-connected residuals of the 1st and 2nd lumbar vertebrae fractures is being remanded due to insufficient medical evidence to differentiate between symptoms attributable to the service-connected condition and other nonservice-connected conditions.

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

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of July 19, 2006, for the assignment of a 10 percent rating for his service-connected pterygium of the left eye has been granted.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further evidentiary development due to the need for a VA examination of his service-connected low back and left leg radiculopathy disabilities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss is not related to his military service, including any noise exposure therein. As such, the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for cervical mycocytes, claimed as neck injury, due to a lack of evidence showing a relationship between his current disability and an in-service injury. The lumbosacral strain with disk protrusion is not considered incurred or aggravated by active service.