Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left and right knee disorders, and a low back disorder. However, it granted service connection for tinnitus based on presumptive service connection.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea secondary to the Veteran's service-connected chronic sinusitis, but remanded the claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for further development.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection and increased ratings due to the Veteran's withdrawal of several claims, with one issue remaining on appeal regarding lumbar spinal stenosis.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a low back disability and cervical spine disability to obtain additional medical evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and initial compensable ratings, finding that the earliest possible effective date for service connection for a low back disability was April 27, 2016.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a lumbar spine disability due to an inadequate medical opinion and the need for additional evidence.

The Board granted an effective date of September 8, 2016, for a 40 percent evaluation for degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine with osteopenia and scoliosis.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right, left knee, and lower back conditions to obtain additional evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left knee and lumbar spine disabilities, to include as secondary to a service-connected right knee disability, due to insufficient evidence regarding causation and aggravation.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for back, neck, right shoulder, left upper extremity radiculopathy, left and right knee disabilities, and left testicular torsion due to insufficient evidence.

The Board granted service connection for generalized anxiety disorder and an initial rating of 10 percent for migraine headaches, while denying increased ratings for patellofemoral pain syndrome of the right knee and lumbosacral strain.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and dismissed the claim for a lumbar spine disability, as the issue was effectively resolved by subsequent favorable findings.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a back disability and bilateral foot disability, finding no evidence of current disabilities or a link to in-service events.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disability, right hip disability, left hip disability, and left ankle disability to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted a 40 percent rating for the Veteran's lumbar condition from May 21, 2015 to January 3, 2022.

The Board granted an effective date of November 23, 2016 for the grant of service connection for lumbosacral strain with intervertebral disc syndrome and spinal stenosis due to continuous pursuit of the initial claim during a COVID-19 national emergency.

The Board denied a compensable disability rating for left ear hearing loss and remanded the claims of service connection for neck condition (secondary to chronic low back strain) and entitlement to a rating in excess of 20 percent for chronic low back sprain.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions due to a need for additional development and medical examinations.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 20 percent disability rating for his service-connected status post right ankle fracture with arthritis, and remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for herniated disc, lumbar spine L5-S1.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for a cervical disability, finding that no communications or claims seeking service connection were received prior to October 15, 2021.