Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board found no evidence of current bilateral hearing loss and denied the veteran's claim for service connection. The lumbar spine disorder, facial scar, and right arm scar claims were also denied as there was insufficient evidence to support higher disability evaluations.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hepatitis C and a low back disability, finding that direct service connection was not warranted due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his active duty.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to incomplete records and the need to obtain relevant medical opinions.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for a cervical spine disability, which is now granted. Service connection for this condition is established as secondary to the service-connected residuals of a fracture of the right clavicle with subluxation and deformity of the sternoclavicular joint. The Board also found that there is no evidence linking the lumbar spine disability to active service or any service-connected condition.

The veteran's appeal is remanded for further development of his claims, including obtaining medical records and conducting examinations to determine the nature and etiology of his knee and back disabilities.

The veteran claims a current back disorder is related to his military service. The RO has reviewed the private medical records and service medical records, but did not obtain an explicit nexus opinion from the examining physician. The case is being remanded for further examination and development.

The Board has granted the veteran's request to reopen his claim of service connection for a chronic back disorder, finding new and material evidence. The other issues remain pending as they are not about service connection at all.

The veteran's claims for increased rating, total disability based on individual unemployability, service connection for various conditions secondary to radiation exposure during service, and compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 were all denied by the Board.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development of the evidence, including VA examinations to address service connection and employment issues.

The veteran's claims for increased rating and service connection were denied. The claim to reopen his previously denied left sciatica claim was also denied.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for a higher level of special monthly compensation at a rate greater than 38 U.S.C.A. � 1114(l), to include loss of use of the arms and legs.

The March 1994 rating decision granted service connection for low back disability and assigned a noncompensable evaluation effective May 4, 1956. The veteran is contesting this decision.

The VA determined that the veteran's degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine is characterized by moderate limitation of motion, and thus does not warrant a rating in excess of 20 percent.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for his lumbar degenerative disc disease is being remanded due to the need for proper VCAA notice and a VA examination.

The case is being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding whether a congenital low back disorder was subjected to a superimposed disease or injury in service, and if so, whether it resulted in current additional back disability.

The Board denied a higher initial disability rating for the veteran's service-connected postoperative residuals of a laminectomy, diskectomy due to herniated nucleus pulposus of the lumbosacral spine from December 25, 1998, to September 22, 2002.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination and notification of the veteran about relevant evidence he should submit.

The Board denied the veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for a low back disability due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for bilateral hearing loss as there is no competent medical evidence that it was incurred in or aggravated by service. The lower back disorder claim was also denied, with the RO finding no evidence of a current disability related to service.,For his right wrist disorder, VA treatment records indicate he may need further evaluation at a hand clinic for potential fusion surgery. His symptoms include numbness in his right hand.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development due to the need for VCAA compliance and scheduling of a hearing.