Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical records, schedule a VA examination, and issue a supplemental statement of the case for his PTSD claim.

The Veteran's service connection claims for a left knee disability, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss are denied. The claim for an increased rating for lumbar spondylosis is also denied.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for a back disability and granted service connection for cardiovascular, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy as secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus, type 2.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left foot disability and a lumbar spine disability, finding that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen these claims. The additional evidence submitted since the August 2005 decision was considered cumulative or did not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claims.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were granted, with a 10 percent rating assigned for the right ankle condition.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to an inadequate medical opinion based on a misfiled document.

The Veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for residuals of lumbar strain was denied by the Board, as his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's low back disability is currently rated at 40 percent, and the Board found no evidence to warrant a higher rating. The ratings for his right knee and left knee disabilities are also denied.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating and an extra-schedular rating for his low back disability was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a schedular rating higher than 40 percent, and there were no issues regarding service connection or exposure basis.

The Veteran's pre-existing dorsal and lumbosacral strain, right hip disability, and numbness and tingling in the right leg and foot increased in severity during service and were aggravated by military service.

The Board has remanded the appeal for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing VA examinations to assess the Veteran's bilateral knee disorder and back disorder.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a neurological examination and possible CT scan of the lumbar spine.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his service-connected intervertebral disc syndrome of the lumbar spine with degenerative arthritis and left knee degenerative arthritis are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including scheduling VA examinations.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for a Travel Board hearing.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left hip and back disabilities are related to his active service, granting service connection for these conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed conditions are not related to her active service and thus denied her claims for service connection.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of direct service connection for most conditions, and there was no indication of any exposure to known causative agents.

The Veteran's right knee disability was granted service connection. The issues of left knee, low back, migraine headaches, and sinus disabilities are still pending.

The Veteran's cause of death was due to adenocarcinoma of the colon, which is not service-connected. The Board found that none of his service-connected conditions caused or contributed substantially or materially to his death.