Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board found no evidence of a right thigh, low back, or hip disability that began during the Veteran's active service. The Board also found no evidence to support reopening her claims for these disabilities based on new and material evidence. As such, the Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim of service connection for a low back disability due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection and initial compensable ratings, finding no evidence of additional symptomatology beyond some pain at the operative scar site. The claim for an increased rating for residuals of appendectomy was also denied.

The Board finds that the Veteran's current back disability is causally related to his military service and grants service connection for a back disability.

The Veteran's service connection claim for fibroid/leiomyomatous uterus with anemia, status post abdominal hysterectomy and right salpingo-oophorectomy is granted. The Board finds that the current gynecological disorders are related to military service.

The Board found that the Veteran's lumbar spine disability was not incurred in or aggravated by his active service and is not proximately due to or the result of his service-connected bilateral knee disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from engaging in substantially gainful employment.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for a back condition and insomnia as secondary to a back condition, finding no evidence linking these conditions to his active duty.

The Board is remanding the case due to inadequate notice provided by the RO and for obtaining VA treatment records from El Paso.

The Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation at the housebound rate has been denied as he does not meet the criteria for this benefit.

The Board found that the Veteran's in-service knee injury did not result in a chronic condition, and thus could not be presumed to have caused his current left knee disorder. The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's present left knee arthritis was not due to or aggravated by his in-service injury.

The Veteran's left hip, right hip, and low back disorders were not incurred in or aggravated by service. The Board found no connection between the current diagnoses of rheumatoid arthritis and the service-connected residuals of a fracture of the right iliac crest.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including a VA examination to clarify the nature and etiology of any back disorders and to assess the current severity of the Veteran's left knee disability.

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

The Veteran's lumbar spine disability is currently rated at 10 percent, but does not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on his symptoms and examination findings.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's low back disability was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and denied her claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining service treatment records and VA treatment records. The Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection are related to his active duty service or incidents therein.

The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to inadequate medical opinions in a previous examination report.

The Veteran's back disability is currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board finds no basis for a higher rating under any applicable criteria.

The Board has decided in favor of the Veteran, granting service connection for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine.