Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board granted a rating of 20 percent for osteoporosis of the lumbar spine with degenerative changes at disc spaces L5-S1, effective from September 1982. The left shoulder disability was rated as 20 percent disabling due to mild impairment and painful range of motion.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for lumbosacral strain with traumatic arthritis, finding that his condition did not warrant a disability rating in excess of 20 percent.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for a low back disorder, but denied it on the merits. The evidence shows that the veteran had multiple back injuries in and out of service, with no clear link to his current condition.

The Board denied service connection for headaches, but granted service connection for hepatitis B. The low back and left knee disabilities are remanded due to lack of evidence.

The veteran is seeking an increased rating for her service-connected lumbosacral strain. The Board has determined that the case must be remanded to consider the revised regulatory criteria and provide additional development.

The Board granted service connection for cervical spine stenosis with degenerative disc disease and set the effective date to April 28, 1986. The veteran's claim was reopened on new evidence.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected lumbar spine disability has been denied. The RO increased the evaluation to 60 percent effective July 1, 2000.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a low back disability is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling an examination.

The Board has granted an increased rating of 10 percent for left knee instability and arthritis, effective from July 1, 1997. The veteran's lumbar strain is currently rated at 20 percent.

The Board found no evidence of a current low back disorder and denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board finds that the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 40 percent disability rating for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine is denied because her condition did not meet the criteria for such a rating prior to June 14, 1999.

The Board denied the appellant's request to reopen the claim of service connection for a back disability, congenital malformation, and sacralization of the 5th lumbar vertebra due to lack of new and material evidence. The original denial in March 1939 became final.

The Board has remanded the case due to additional evidence received by the appellant, and service connection for a low back disability remains under review.

The Board found no etiological relationship between the veteran's lumbar spine disorders and active service, including his service-connected left foot injury. The nonservice-connected scoliosis was determined to be the cause of the degenerative disc disease and lumbar back pain.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional consideration of his claim by the RO, including the recent treatment reports from the Phoenix VAMC.

The veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a right thumb injury, bilateral hearing loss, and low back disability are not established. The claim for service connection for right wrist disability is pending.,Pending issues include the establishment of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and COPD.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection of a low back disorder and found that new evidence supports this claim.

The veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disability and residuals of chest contusion are being remanded to the RO for further development due to new VCAA requirements.

The veteran withdrew his substantive appeal, effectively dismissing all issues on appeal.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for low back disability, concluding that new evidence did not establish a chronic condition in service.