Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

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

The veteran's disabilities do not meet the criteria for special monthly pension on account of need for aid and attendance or being housebound.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current hip disability and therefore denied service connection for a hip disorder.

The Board is remanding the case to the RO for further development due to incomplete notification and development under the VCAA.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for his service-connected lumbosacral strain was denied as he failed to report for scheduled VA examinations without good cause.

The Board found no evidence of a current left leg disability or low back disability, and denied service connection for these conditions. The right lower extremity disorder was not addressed in the decision.

The veteran's appeal is remanded for further development and consideration of his claims, including the assignment of separate ratings for a left knee disability and service connection for a low back disorder.

The Board has determined that the veteran's degenerative changes of the lumbar spine is related to his military service and grants service connection for this condition. The initial compensable evaluation for the acute osteomyelitis of the left ileum remains unresolved.

The veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection as it is related to his service-connected bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and readjudication due to issues related to service connection for a back disorder.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including a left hip condition claimed as secondary to her right calf scar. The RO also denied an increased rating for her right calf scar and service connection for hemorrhoids.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for right and left knee disabilities, low back disability, right hip disability, and residuals of a tonsillectomy. The decision is based on the conclusion that these conditions were not incurred or aggravated by service.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to scheduling issues for a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge. The service connection claims for back disorder and bronchial asthma are still pending, as well as the increased rating claims for eczema of the right foot, left knee disorder, and right knee disorder.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to incomplete file and insufficient information regarding notification of a May 1978 rating decision. The determinative issue is now whether the veteran's service connection claim arose before or after April 29, 1996.

The veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 20 percent for lumbosacral strain with degenerative changes is being remanded due to the need to consider new regulations and obtain updated medical evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected residuals of a right foot injury and low back syndrome, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings under applicable rating criteria.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hip, knee, and low back disorders, which he claims are secondary to his service-connected bilateral pes planus. The case is remanded for further development.

The Board found that the veteran's claimed conditions did not result from VA medical treatment during his 1993 hospitalization, and thus denied compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board has determined that the veteran's low back and neck disorders are not service-connected, and therefore denied her claims. The earlier effective date claim for the cyclothymic disorder is also denied.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of a 60 percent disability evaluation for low back strain with disc disease, finding that the first evidence supporting such criteria was dated after April 9, 1998.