Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for lumbar spinal stenosis and disc disease, as well as his claim for a rating in excess of 40 percent for lumbosacral strain. The effective date for the grant of P/T was also denied. The TDIU claim was not addressed.

The VA determined that the veteran's current low back disorder is not related to his service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current low back disability, degenerative disc disease, is a result of an in-service injury and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board denied the claim for service connection of a low back disability, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between the current condition and active duty. The examiner concluded that the appellant's current degenerative arthritis did not stem from her military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development and a need for further examination. The veteran's claim for service connection for a back disability is pending.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current low back disability, including pain and degenerative joint disease, is related to his in-service injury. Service connection for these residuals is granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to the appellant's failure to appear for a Travel Board hearing scheduled on September 13, 2004. The appellant was granted an opportunity to present her argument via another BVA Travel Board hearing at her local VA regional office.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for additional development of his claims file and consideration of all evidence received since the most recent Supplemental Statement of the Case.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and conducting a VA examination to determine if the veteran's service-connected low back disability renders him unemployable.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for additional vocational rehabilitation benefits under Chapter 31 of Title 38 of the United States Code, finding that she was rehabilitated and did not meet the criteria for reentrance into a rehabilitation program.

The Board found no evidence of a bilateral knee or low back disability in service, and the veteran's current disabilities are not related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's low back arthritis is related to his military service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has reopened the claim of entitlement to service connection for a low back disability and granted it, finding that new evidence supports the veteran's contention that his current condition is related to an in-service pedestrian accident.

The Board has determined that the veteran's combined rating of 80% for service-connected disabilities is not sufficient to warrant a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability.

The VA has granted a 40 percent disability evaluation for the veteran's service-connected chronic lumbosacral strain, effective as of September 23, 2002 (the date the revised criteria were implemented).

The Board has determined that additional development is needed due to the veteran's claims assistance act of 2000 (VCAA) and will be remanded for further review.

The Board found no evidence to support the veteran's claim of service connection for back disability, concluding that his current condition is not related to any injury or disease in service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's residuals of a lumbar diskectomy are due to his service-connected low back pain and grants this claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current low back disorders are not related to his military service and have denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has granted a 10 percent disability rating for the veteran's service-connected residuals of a right knee injury, status post operative repair, anterior cruciate ligament tear. The claim for secondary service connection for right ankle, hip, and low back disorders is also granted.