Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and VA examination reports.

The VA denied the appellant's claims for higher evaluations for cervical spine, lumbar spine, right knee, and bilateral hearing loss disabilities. The current ratings are 10 percent each.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for low back, bilateral arm, and bilateral leg disabilities are being remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Board found no evidence of a current back disorder related to active service and denied the Veteran's claim for service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded to obtain a VA examination report that is adequate for the purposes of adjudication.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence to reopen the claim of service connection for a low back disability has not been received, and thus the application to reopen will be denied.

The Board found no evidence of a current low back disability or pes planus, and the Veteran's statements regarding her symptoms were not sufficient to establish service connection. The claim for service connection was denied.

The Veteran's back disability and acquired psychiatric disabilities, including PTSD, depression, and anxiety, are granted as they are found to be related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case for further proceedings due to inadequate medical examinations and a need for clarification of the severity of the appellant's service-connected patellofemoral pain syndrome, as well as the nature and etiology of any low back and right knee disabilities.

The Board found no evidence of a current disability in any of the claimed conditions and concluded that there was insufficient medical evidence to link any of the Veteran's disabilities, including his ankle and leg problems, to service.

The Board has granted service connection for fibromyalgia as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbosacral strain with DDD, and increased his rating for lumbosacral strain with DDD from noncompensable to 20 percent.

The Board has granted service connection for a low back disorder, finding that the Veteran's lumbar strain and lumbar disc disease with herniation at L4-L5 had its onset in service. Service connection was denied for bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome.

The Veteran's low back disability is rated at a combined 30 percent, with a separate 10 percent rating for associated radiculopathy of the right lower extremity. The initial higher rating for the low back disability has been granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine is related to an injury incurred during active duty service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's service-connected right third finger disability is rated at 10 percent, effective February 13, 2004. The Board found that the Veteran's current right third finger disability does not warrant a higher rating.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development of the record, including obtaining medical records and conducting a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's current conditions are related to his military service.

The Board found that the Veteran's upper back disability and arthritis of the cervical spine are not related to military service, and denied both claims.

The Board denied service connection for a back disorder and secondary service connection for a back disorder due to the left knee disability. However, it granted service connection for diabetes mellitus and secondary service connection for diabetes mellitus due to the left knee disability.

The Board found that the Veteran's low back and peptic ulcer diseases are not related to service, but granted service connection for his right knee disability.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, finding that it is likely due to injuries sustained during active duty.