Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The VA denied a compensable disability evaluation for the veteran's service-connected low back disability, finding no residual disability resulting from his condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a back disorder and hip disorder, finding no current disabilities exist to support these claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for groin pain and back disorder, finding no evidence of a current disability related to his military service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims of service connection for left foot, left knee, and back disorders as secondary to his service-connected paresthesia right knee and right great toe disability.

The Board has denied service connection for a respiratory disorder and a back disability. The veteran's residual scar of a projectile shell injury to the right buttock was granted, but with a noncompensable rating.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for diplopia, and for increased ratings for his cervical spine and lumbosacral spine disabilities. The VA examinations conducted in December 1999 and August 2002 were not provided to the appellant.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development and consideration of new evidence, including medical records from Sierra Gateway Hospital and Dr. S.C., as well as a VA psychiatric examination to determine if PTSD was caused by military service.

The Board found that the veteran's cervical and lumbar spine disorders were not incurred in or aggravated by service, nor could they be presumed to have been incurred due to exposure to Agent Orange. The claims for these conditions were denied.

The Board found that the veteran's current back disability did not originate in service and denied his claim for service connection.

The VA determined that the veteran's low back disability was not incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Board denied increased ratings for gunshot wound residuals of the abdominal and lumbar regions, as well as peritoneal adhesions.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for a low back disorder due to new and material evidence submitted since the March 1987 denial. The issue is now considered on its merits.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the veteran's withdrawal of his appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for a chronic acquired disorder of the right knee. The veteran's claims regarding a back disorder with arthritis as secondary to a right knee disorder are remanded.

The veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for his service-connected low back disability is being remanded to the RO for additional development and consideration.

The Board found no evidence of a chronic acquired low back disorder in service or within one year after separation, and thus denied the claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and arranging for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any current skin, urinary tract infection, eye, vein, and peripheral neuropathy disabilities. The veteran's claim for service connection for hearing loss is reopened.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for a low back disability, finding that there is no evidence linking his current condition to his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current disability of either knee, and therefore denied his claim for service connection for bilateral knee disability. The claims for pes planus and back disability are pending.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete medical records and a need for further examination. The veteran's low back disability is being evaluated based on direct service connection, but there are concerns about whether it was caused or worsened by radiation treatment received in service.