Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 20 percent for a lumbosacral strain.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a low back disability to correct duty to assist errors that occurred prior to the rating decision on appeal.

The Board granted service connection for a lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease and spinal stenosis as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral pes planus and bilateral chondromalacia of the knee.

The Board granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability and right lower extremity radiculopathy, but denied service connection for left lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis and remanded the claims for service connection for a back, right ankle, and right shoulder disorder.

The Board granted a 40 percent rating for right lower extremity radiculopathy and denied an increased rating for lumbar strain with IVDS, while remanding several other claims.

The appeal seeking service connection for low back disability was withdrawn by the Veteran, and thus it has been dismissed.

The Board granted a 70 percent evaluation for the Veteran's psychiatric disorder and remanded claims for service connection of back condition, as secondary to orthopedic conditions, and compensable evaluation for right foot hammertoes.

The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease and stenosis, multilevel disc bulge and anterolisthesis based on the evidence supporting a nexus to active duty service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a low back disability, finding that it was not related to his active service or caused by his service-connected right knee disabilities.

The claims for service connection for a low back disorder, right knee disorder, bilateral flat feet, bilateral hearing loss, and an acquired psychiatric disorder are remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for a left knee disability and denied service connection for a cardiovascular disorder, vertigo, back disability, and left shoulder disability.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's thoracolumbar spine strain with IVDS and radiculopathy of the bilateral lower extremities, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating at any time during the appeal period.

The Board denied entitlement to a rating in excess of 40 percent for the Veteran's lumbosacral strain with degenerative joint disease, as the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the current severity and functional impairment.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for a low back condition and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depressive disorder, for further development including VA examinations.

The Board denied an increased rating higher than 40 percent for the Veteran's low back disability but granted a 20 percent rating for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy before August 1, 2024.

The Board remands the service connection claims for back, feet, and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy conditions due to a lack of adequate medical opinions.

The Board remands the claims for a low back disability and a radicular disability of the bilateral lower extremity to obtain a new VA medical opinion that considers the Veteran's lay reports of continuous symptoms since service.

The Board granted service connection for degenerative disc disease and spinal stenosis in the cervical spine, finding that the evidence is in relative equipoise as to whether the Veteran's condition was incurred during service.

The Board denied service connection for a back condition and remanded the issue of service connection for neck condition due to an inadequate VA medical opinion.