Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The veteran's claim for a higher initial rating for his low back disability is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a new VA examination and consideration of recent changes in the rating criteria.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and a need to obtain additional information from SSA.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected conditions do not warrant a compensable evaluation for any period since September 1, 1996.

The Board denied service connection for a low back disorder on the merits, finding no new and material evidence to reopen the claim.

The veteran's case is being remanded to the RO for a videoconference hearing. The issues are whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen his claim of low back disorder service connection, and entitlement to a compensable rating for hepatitis.

The Board found that the veteran's HNP L4-5 back disability had not improved to justify a reduction from 60 percent to 20 percent, and thus restored the original 60 percent rating.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient nexus opinions regarding whether the veteran's low back disability is directly related to service or secondary to his service-connected right knee disability.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been presented to reopen the claim of service connection for back disability, resulting in a denial.

The Board finds that the veteran's current neck and back conditions are related to his service in December 1944, resulting from an airplane crash. As such, the veteran is granted service connection for these residuals.

The Board has determined that the veteran's appeals were timely filed, and all issues are now open for de novo review.

The case is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining records from the Social Security Administration and ensuring all notification and development actions required by law are fully satisfied.

The Board determined that there is no legal entitlement to an effective date earlier than March 27, 2000 for the grant of service connection for degenerative joint disease of the lumbosacral spine with herniated nucleus pulposus.

The VA denied an increased evaluation for the veteran's degenerative joint disease of the lumbosacral spine, with spinal stenosis. The disability is currently rated at 40 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for a fungal infection of the feet, a back disorder, and a genitourinary disorder. The Board found that the current conditions were not incurred or aggravated by service.

The Board found that the veteran's current back disability is not related to his in-service injury, and thus denied service connection.

The veteran is seeking an increased rating for his low back disability and a TDIU. The RO has remanded the case to obtain additional evidence, clarify the veteran's desire for a hearing, and ensure all relevant medical records are obtained.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for further development and consideration of whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for a low back disorder under theories of direct, secondary, or aggravation.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for a thyroid disorder and low back disability, as well as his increased ratings for right knee and ankle disabilities. The RO also remanded the issue of a compensable rating for a right tibia scar.

The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's current low back disorder to his military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found no evidence to support a service connection for the veteran's degenerative arthritis and stenosis of the lumbar spine, concluding that there was insufficient medical evidence linking his current condition to his military service.