Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Veteran's combined rating for service-connected disabilities was 50 percent before August 22, 2006, which did not meet the minimum schedular requirements for a total disability rating for compensation based on individual unemployability. The case is REMANDED to consider an extraschedular rating.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current back disorder had its onset during active service and is related to his military duties, granting service connection for lumbosacral spine degenerative arthritis with degenerative disc disease at L5- S1.

The Veteran's service-connected right shoulder tendonitis and lumbosacral sprain were evaluated, but the appeals for higher ratings were denied.

The Board found that the Veteran's low back disorder was not incurred in or aggravated by service and arthritis of the spine may not be presumed to have been incurred therein. The Veteran's total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities is also denied.

The Board found that the Veteran's DDD of the lumbar spine and left knee and hip disabilities are not related to his service, with the exception of a possible fall causing his symptoms. The claims for secondary service connection were denied.

The Board finds that the preponderance of evidence is against a finding that the Veteran's current low back disability was incurred in or aggravated by his service, including his injuries in 1961 and 1987.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to his request for a hearing before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic thoracolumbar back pain and skin cancer was denied. The Board found no evidence of a current disability, or any link between the claimed conditions and military service.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the case is dismissed.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations and records, as well as consideration of whether TDIU under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16 is warranted.

The Veteran's service-connected low back disability was granted a 40 percent rating prior to June 12, 2007. The claim for TDIU remains pending.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of temporomandibular joint disorder is dismissed as he did not file a substantive appeal. The issue of whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen his claim of low back disorder is remanded.

The Veteran's lumbosacral strain is currently evaluated at 10 percent, and the evidence does not support a higher rating.

The Board found that the Veteran's low back disorder did not onset during service and is not causally related to service, thus denying his claim for service connection.

The Board found that there is no evidence to support the appellant's claims for service connection for DDD of the lumbar spine and sciatic neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, as his current conditions are not related to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine and a right clavicle disorder, finding that there was no evidence to support these conditions as being incurred or aggravated by active service.

The Board found that the Veteran's lumbar spine disability, including osteoporosis and degenerative disc disease, is not related to his service or any incident therein.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for a low back disorder due to new and material evidence submitted by the Veteran. The case is remanded for further development, including a VA examination.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's low back disability had its onset in service and is related to his active military service, granting service connection for a low back condition.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome is denied as there is no current diagnosis of the condition.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a low back disorder is denied as his current back disorder is less likely than not caused by or related to an in-service motor vehicle accident.