Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board restored the Veteran's 10 percent rating for left lower extremity radiculopathy effective January 8, 2018. The Veteran was denied a compensable rating prior to August 16, 2024, and an increased rating thereafter.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for lumbosacral strain and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy as these issues are inextricably intertwined.

The Board remands the claims for higher initial evaluations of the Veteran's service-connected back and left hip disabilities due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for back, left foot, right foot, and left knee disabilities but granted service connection for tinnitus. The denial of bilateral hearing loss was also upheld.

The Board denied service connection for right and left foot disabilities, as well as a psychiatric disability (PTSD), but remanded the claims for a low back disability and knee disabilities for further development.

The Board remands the claims for a lumbar spine disability and an unspecified depressive disorder to correct duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for a lower back disability and a left lower extremity nerve disability due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Board denied service connection for a lumbar spine disability and a psychiatric disorder as secondary to the lumbar spine disability, finding no evidence of an in-service injury or disease that caused or aggravated the current conditions.

The Board granted service connection for a right knee disability, a back condition as secondary to the knee disability, and anxiety. The claim for a compensable rating for migraines was denied, and the claim for a neck condition as secondary to the knee disability was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for left ear hearing loss and remanded the claims for back, hip, right wrist, and unspecified sleeping disorder disabilities.

The appeal is remanded to the Agency of Original Jurisdiction for further proceedings consistent with a Joint Motion for Remand.

The Board granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board granted service connection for cervical degenerative disc disease, left and right cervical radiculopathy, secondary to the neck disability.

The Board denied increased ratings for several conditions, granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD and effective dates from July 15, 2020, for TDIU and DEA benefits, but denied earlier effective dates.

The Board denied an increased rating for PTSD and granted service connection for tinnitus, while remanding claims for service connection for various other disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for a back condition, but remanded the claims for right knee condition, vision problems, and hypertension for further development.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection and initial ratings for various disabilities, finding that the Veteran's claims were not timely or supported by new evidence.

The appeal was denied for a compensable initial rating for right 5th metacarpal strain, and the issues of service connection for bilateral foot disability and low back disability were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for cervical radiculitis, degenerative disc disease with broad-based bulging disc at L4-5 with spinal stenosis, and medial epicondylitis of the left and right sides. The claim seeking entitlement to service connection for migraine headaches was dismissed. The claims for chronic dry eyes, plantar fasciitis, and fibromyalgia were remanded.

The Board denied increased ratings for cervical strain with degenerative disc disease, right and left thumb, index, long, ring, and little finger degenerative arthritis, and right knee tendonitis. However, a separate rating of 10 percent was granted for the group of minor joints composed of the right and left ring and little fingers.