Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for various orthopedic disabilities, including a back disability, arthritis of multiple joints, bilateral hip disability, leg disability, and erectile dysfunction with sterility. The evidence did not establish a link between these conditions and his military service or any service-connected condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a back disability and for nonservice-connected disability pension benefits due to lack of qualifying wartime military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to missing service medical records and a need for additional examination. The veteran's claim for service connection is pending.

The veteran's request for additional vocational rehabilitation training was denied because he did not meet the requirements outlined in the regulations for reentrance into rehabilitation after being rehabilitated.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate evidence regarding whether the veteran's current low back disability is related to his active military service. The veteran needs to provide medical records from private health care providers and undergo a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case for clarification of whether the veteran wants a hearing before the RO or a traveling Veterans Law Judge at the Boston RO, and scheduling such requested hearing.

The veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent disabling, and his lumbosacral spine disability is rated at 40 percent disabling.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent for his right knee condition and service connection for a lower back disability, finding that there was no evidence to support these claims.

The veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for his service-connected lumbosacral strain with minimal spur and degenerative disc disease (DDD) is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim of service connection for a low back disorder needs further development and is therefore being remanded to the RO.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment, and therefore denied his claim for a TDIU.

The Board has ordered additional development to obtain medical records from Georgia Baptist Hospital and to provide proper VCAA notice regarding the reopening of a claim for service connection for residuals of umbilical hernia.

The Board has granted service connection for a cervical spine disability and denied service connection for a lumbar spine disability, but the veteran's claim of Hepatitis C remains pending.

The veteran's appeal is for a higher rating for his service-connected low back disability, which was initially granted with a 10 percent disability rating and later increased to 20 percent. The RO has now remanded the case due to procedural issues.

The veteran's claims for an earlier effective date and reopening of service connection claims were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating his claims.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for low back, right knee, and left knee disabilities due to a lack of medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has determined that the appellant is entitled to special monthly compensation based on a need for regular aid and attendance due to service-connected disabilities of the lumbar spine, knees, and ankles.

The Board has determined that the veteran is entitled to service connection for a back disability, but not for urethral stricture.

The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's current shoulder, wrist, and lumbar spine conditions to his military service. The absence of medical records from service is not considered a fault of the veteran.

The veteran's service-connected lumbosacral spine disability has been rated at 40 percent since September 23, 2002.