Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including a VA pension examination to determine the nature, extent and severity of all disabilities found to be present. The RO should assign a rating for each of the Veteran's disabilities based on this information.

The Veteran's service-connected disability does not prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment, although it precludes physical employment.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed psychiatric disorder, myofascial pain syndrome, low back disorder, and bilateral vision disorders were not incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for ulcerative colitis is granted. The claims for tinnitus and the other conditions are denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a lumbar spine disorder, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining service treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's back disorder.

The Board has determined that the Veteran timely filed a Notice of Disagreement (NOD) with the June 21, 2006 rating decision which granted a temporary evaluation of 100 percent for convalescence from left knee surgery from May 9, 2006 to July 31, 2006 and otherwise continued an evaluation of 10 percent for a left knee disability. The Veteran's claim regarding the evaluation in excess of 20 percent disabling for bilateral spondylolysis L5 is still pending.

The Veteran's low back disability and arthritis of the knees are not service-connected, and his combined rating does not meet the criteria for a TDIU.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn and is dismissed.

The Veteran's service-connected low back disability is currently rated at 20 percent, and his benign prostatic hypertrophy/prostatitis is rated at 60 percent. The Board denied an increased rating for both conditions.

Your appeal is being remanded to the RO for scheduling a travel board hearing at your local VA office. The Veteran has requested this hearing and must be notified of the date, time, and location.

The Veteran's right hip and lumbar spine disabilities were granted service connection in error, effective July 31, 2000. The appeal for earlier effective dates is denied.,The Veteran's right hip and lumbar spine disabilities were granted service connection in error, effective July 31, 2000. The appeals for initial evaluations are denied.

The Board has remanded the case for a VA medical examination to determine if the appellant's neurological manifestations are related to her service-connected low back disability. The issue of separate evaluations for neurological manifestations of lumbar degenerative joint disease remains on appeal.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for the appellant's spine disability and an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for numbness from T7 to T10 dermatome.

The Veteran's low back disability, which included degenerative changes and a history of discectomy, was rated at 20 percent effective October 7, 2007.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for a respiratory disorder and a back disorder, finding new and material evidence. The case is remanded for further development including VA examinations to determine etiology.

The Board found no evidence to support the Veteran's claim of service connection for a low back disability, as his current condition is not related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's low back disorder is related to his active military service and granted service connection for this condition. The Board also found that the left hip, bilateral knee, and right foot disorders are not related to military service or a service-connected disability.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to a violation of its prior remand instructions.