Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board has granted a 50 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected back disability, which includes residuals of Scheuermann's disease of the thoracic and lumbar spine, residuals of contusion of thoracic spine, and residuals of compression fractures of the thoracic spine. The depression is also found to be proximately due to or the result of her service-connected back disability.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected left knee and lumbar spine disabilities have been denied.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a hearing, additional medical records, and a VA examination. The issues of service connection for a chronic heart disorder and an increased evaluation for low back strain are pending.

The Board denied increased disability ratings for various service-connected conditions and did not grant service connection for a left knee disability or hemorrhoids.

The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions are denied as there is no competent clinical evidence of any such conditions during or after his military service.

The veteran's claims for a higher rating for his low back disability and TDIU have been remanded due to the need for additional examinations.

The Board has determined that the veteran's additional lumbar spine disability, resulting from a staphylococcus (staph) infection incurred during a VA hospitalization in January 1998, is due to an unforeseeable event and thus meets the criteria for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, lumbar spine disorders, and lung disorder. The evidence did not support a finding of in-service injury or disease that could be presumed due to exposure to Agent Orange or other known risk factors.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased disability ratings for various scars and tender scars, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for higher evaluations under the applicable rating criteria.

The Board found that the veteran's low back disorder did not develop in service and is not otherwise related to service. The claim for service connection was denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for his low back disorder, including spondylolysis at L5-S1; his bilateral leg condition (claimed as degenerative joint disease); and his disabilities of the feet, toes, and in-steps. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by active service.

The Board finds that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the veteran has a chronic lumbosacral strain disability due to service. Service connection for lumbosacral strain is granted.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA orthopedic examination to determine the current severity of the veteran's service-connected lumbosacral strain and then readjudicate the claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran's residuals of a left zygoma fracture with silastic implant warrant a 30 percent disability rating, and his low back strain warrants a 30 percent disability rating.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current low back disability is related to his military service and grants service connection for residuals of a low back injury.

The Board has ordered a remand to obtain an examination and opinion regarding whether the veteran's lumbar stenosis status post laminectomy, L4, L5, and S1 was aggravated by one of his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of an injury to the lumbar spine, but the case is remanded for further development and consideration.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected lumbar spondylosis is being remanded due to a change in the applicable rating criteria and the need for additional evidence, including a VA examination.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current back disability is not related to a disease or injury in service, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The appeal has been dismissed as the appellant withdrew their appeal prior to a decision being made.