Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for arthritis of the feet and increased evaluations for bilateral pes planus and lumbosacral strain with osteoarthritis. The conditions are not presumed due to exposure, and there is no indication that they were incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and for a back disorder, finding that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen either claim.

The veteran's service-connected chronic lumbar strain with radiating sciatic pain was rated at 20 percent from July 27, 1995 to March 17, 2003.

The Board found that the veteran's current low back disability is not related to his service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's current low back disability is not related to service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied service connection for insomnia, fatigue, and memory loss as these conditions are not related to exposure to herbicides or undiagnosed illnesses in service.

The Board has granted a 60 percent initial evaluation for the veteran's low back disorder effective from March 18, 1997 through September 25, 2003. The AMC then assigned a 40 percent rating for the period beginning September 26, 2003 without proper notice and without evidence showing improvement in the disability.

The veteran's service-connected right knee disability is currently rated at 30 percent. The Board finds that he is not entitled to an increased rating for his right knee disability and maintains the current 30 percent rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for low back pain, finding no current disability and insufficient evidence to establish a link between active service and any diagnosed condition.

The veteran is seeking a higher rating for his service-connected low back disability, which currently receives a 20 percent evaluation. The Board has determined that additional development of the claim is needed to ensure all relevant evidence is considered.

The veteran is seeking service connection for a back disability. The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination and additional development of evidence.

The Board found that the appellant's low back disorder with bowel and bladder dysfunction was not incurred in or aggravated during his ACDUTRA tour, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's initial evaluation for degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine was granted at a 10 percent rating, effective from October 18, 2000. The case is now being remanded due to new evidence received after the initial decision.

The Board found no evidence of current disabilities in the conditions listed, and thus denied service connection for all claimed disabilities.

The veteran's service-connected traumatic arthritis of the lumbar spine with spinal stenosis does not result in loss of use of either lower extremity such as to preclude locomotion without the aid of braces, crutches, canes or a wheelchair. Therefore, she is denied financial assistance in acquiring specially adapted housing or to a special home adaptation grant.

The RO granted a higher rating of 20 percent for the veteran's service-connected scoliosis, degenerative osteoarthritis and degen...

The Board has denied the appellant's claims for increased ratings for his bilateral pes planus, service connection for low back disability and bilateral knee disability, service connection for headaches as secondary to flat feet, and service connection for a skin lesion of the left buttock due to microwave radiation exposure. The current status of these claims is pending further action.

The Board has granted a 20 percent rating for degenerative intervertebral disc disease of the lumbar spine without radiculopathy, effective July 5, 2001. The claim for bilateral hearing loss remains pending.

The Board found no evidence of a chronic low back disability during service or within the presumptive period after service, and concluded that any current low back disabilities are not related to service.

The Board found no evidence of a current left knee disability related to service, and arthritis was first demonstrated many years after service. The veteran's bilateral upper leg disability is not considered service-connected due to lack of evidence. The back disability claim also lacks legal merit or entitlement under the law.,There is no evidence showing that the veteran currently suffers from hearing loss for VA compensation purposes.