Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to incomplete information and procedural issues, including the need for a higher rating for mitral valve regurgitation, reopening of her low back disability claim, and increased ratings for shin splints.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination and further development of evidence related to the veteran's claimed low back, bilateral knee, left hip, and left ankle disorders.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for a low back disorder, including arthritis of the spine; heart disease; and skin disorder. The decision also addressed whether new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen previously denied claims for these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development and need for a VA examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a back disorder, including spinal stenosis, as secondary to his service-connected bilateral cataracts.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination and consideration of both former and revised criteria for rating spinal disabilities.

The Board found that the veteran's current back disorder is not related to his military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's current low back disability was not incurred in or aggravated by his active duty service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen any of the previously denied claims.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO via the Appeals Management Center (AMC) in Washington, D.C. for a videoconference hearing.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining details about a reported motor vehicle accident and reviewing the veteran's service medical records to determine if his current back disabilities are related to military service.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for the veteran's degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine with lumbosacral strain prior to October 23, 1995 and granted a 40 percent evaluation effective from that date.

The Board denied service connection for fibromyalgia as secondary to PTSD, finding that the preponderance of evidence indicated the veteran does not have fibromyalgia caused or aggravated by PTSD.

The Board has granted a 40 percent disability rating for the veteran's service-connected low back disorder, effective April 23, 2003.

The veteran's right femur and left knee scars are rated at 30 percent, while his low back disorder is rated at 40 percent. The RO granted the increased disability ratings for all three conditions.

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

The Board denied a higher rating for the veteran's lumbosacral strain, finding that his symptoms did not meet criteria for a higher than 40 percent rating.

The RO granted a 30 percent rating for right knee replacement effective October 1, 2004. The veteran's other claims were denied.

The Board granted service connection for a low back disorder, but denied the claims for initial ratings of 10 percent for a right wrist ganglion cyst and a non-compensable rating for a right shoulder lipoma.

The veteran claims service connection for low back disability, including degenerative disc disease and degenerative joint disease of the spine with mild sensory motor neuropathy. The case is being remanded to obtain a medical opinion regarding causation and to review the issue under VA's General Counsel's opinion in VAOPGCPREC 3-2003.