Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for a higher rating and TDIU due to missing records and intertwined issues.

Service connection for PTSD is granted. Other claims, including gastrointestinal disability, headaches, lower back disability, sciatica, and TDIU, are remanded for further evaluation.

The Board remanded all claims for higher initial ratings due to administrative errors and the need to obtain additional medical evidence.

The appeal for service connection of a lower back condition is remanded. The Board will consider new evidence and schedule an examination.

The Board remanded the claims for service connection for a lumbar spine disorder and bilateral knee tendonitis. The Veteran's claims will be reconsidered with additional evidence.

The Board dismissed all issues because the veteran did not file a timely notice of disagreement within one year of notification of the January 2007 rating decision.

The Board remanded all issues to the Agency of Original Jurisdiction (AOJ) for further action, including obtaining missing medical records and scheduling new VA examinations.

The veteran's appeal for a higher rating for strain in the lumbosacral spine was dismissed because the veteran withdrew the appeal.

The veteran was granted a 60% rating for radiculopathy of the right upper extremity but denied higher ratings for lumbar spine disability, cervical spine scar, and right-hand scar. The issue of a higher rating for cervical spine intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS) was remanded.

The Board remanded all claims for service connection due to missing service treatment records and VA's failure to assist the veteran.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 20 percent rating for right lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve was denied. All other issues were remanded for further development.

The appeal for service connection of a back disability, including degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine, was dismissed due to procedural defects.

The appeal for service connection of a low back disability and radiculopathy in the right lower extremity has been remanded. The Board needs more medical records to make a decision.

Service connection for disabilities of the bilateral knees, shins, ankles, and feet was denied. Service connection for a back disability is remanded.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for several conditions but granted an earlier effective date for left lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy. Some issues were remanded for further consideration.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a disability rating greater than 40 percent for service-connected lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease and IVDS. The decision was based on the lack of evidence showing more severe symptoms or incapacitating episodes.

The appeal for service connection of a back condition is remanded. The Board found the medical opinion inadequate and ordered a new one.

The Board remanded the claim for a higher rating of lumbar disc disease due to an error in the VA's duty to assist. The case will be reviewed again with additional medical opinions.

Service connection for left knee disability and lumbar degenerative disc disease is granted. Service connection for right lower extremity radiculopathy (claimed as sciatica) is denied.

The appeal regarding the proposed reduction of the Veteran's disability rating for thoracolumbar spine conditions was dismissed because it was premature.