Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board found no credible evidence linking the Veteran's back disability to service and denied his claim.

The Board found that the Veteran's lumbar spine disability was not incurred in or aggravated by his active service, and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining service treatment records and a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any neck and back disability.

The Veteran's degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine at L5-S1 is currently rated as 20 percent disabling, and his claim for an increased rating has been denied.

The Board has granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability, but denied service connection for hay fever and sinus disease and numbness of the feet and toes. The Veteran's hemorrhoids are currently rated as noncompensable.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for a back disability and hypertension, finding that new and material evidence had not been presented to reopen the claims. The claim for a back disability was denied due to lack of medical evidence linking the condition to service or post-service treatment. The hypertension claim was also denied as there is no indication of hypertension during service and insufficient evidence connecting it to service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including VA examinations to assess the nature and etiology of her claimed disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected lower back strain with degenerative disc disease and degenerative joint disease is being remanded due to the need for additional examination and consideration of new evidence.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for non-service connected disability pension benefits and service connection for hypertension and osteoarthritis of the lumbar spine. The evidence submitted since the previous denial was not considered new and material to reopen any of these claims.

The Board has denied the Veteran's request to reopen his claim of service connection for a low back disability, finding that no new and material evidence has been received.

The Veteran's accrued benefits claims for various conditions were denied. The Veteran did not have service-connected disabilities that resulted in a rating greater than the assigned percentages, and there was no evidence of exposure to herbicide agents or other presumptive conditions.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for the issues of entitlement to service connection for a right shoulder disorder, an eye disorder, and special monthly compensation based on a need for regular aid and attendance of another person or by reason of being housebound. The issue of entitlement to service connection for a back disorder is remanded.

The Board found that the Veteran's current low back disorder is not related to his active duty service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied as the current condition is not related to service. The claims for secondary service connection for back disability, bilateral knee disability, and circulatory condition of the feet are also denied due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional examination and consideration due to unclear severity of his service-connected lumbar spine disability, as well as the issue of TDIU.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate notice and discussion regarding the credibility of the Veteran's assertions, as well as the application of the presumption of soundness.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a low back disability, to include as secondary to his service-connected pes planus. The new evidence submitted includes statements from the Veteran's chiropractor and medical treatises that support a possible link between his current low back condition and his service-connected pes planus.

The Veteran's current degenerative disc disease and spinal stenosis of the lumbar spine were not incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to new evidence indicating potential service connection.

The Veteran's lumbar spine osteoporosis is rated noncompensable under the General Rating Formula for Diseases and Injuries of the Spine. The evidence does not show any compensable limitation of motion or other symptoms warranting a higher rating.