Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board has granted earlier effective dates for the PTSD rating increase to 70% and TDIU benefits, but denied service connection for a back injury. The veteran's claims of earlier effective dates are considered granted in full.

The Board has granted service connection for degenerative arthritis and lumbosacral strain, as well as degenerative arthritis of the left hip, both found to be secondary to the veteran's service-connected bilateral pes planus.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and examination to determine if the veteran's low back disability is related to his military service.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development and consideration of his claims, including a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete information and need for further examination. The appellant's claim for service connection for a back disorder is pending.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for psychoneurosis, hysteria type, and anxiety reaction (claimed as a nervous disorder) and a lumbar spine disorder (claimed as a back disorder), finding no evidence linking these conditions to his military service. The heart disease claim was also denied.

The Board has found that the veteran's radicular leg disability, including numbness, is related to his service-connected lumbosacral strain.

The Board has granted an increased rating to 40 percent for the veteran's service-connected low back disability, finding that it produces severe limitation of motion.

The veteran is seeking service connection for a back injury sustained during military service. The Board has ordered additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling the veteran for an examination to determine if his current spine disabilities are related to his military service.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to a lack of timely substantive appeal for an increased rating for the right knee. The claims for service connection for back and bilateral foot disabilities were not reopened as new and material evidence was not received.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for a low back disability and granted an increased rating to 20 percent, finding that the veteran's current low back condition is aggravated by his service-connected postoperative residuals of a left thigh injury.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a chronic acquired low back disorder linked to active service and denied her claim for service connection. The rating for stress fracture of the symphysis pubis was also denied as there is no evidence showing an increase in severity during service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for low back and bilateral knee disorders, finding no evidence to support these conditions or their relationship to service.

The veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions on the etiology of his claimed conditions and exposure history.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for his lumbar strain with degenerative disc disease and also denied his request for an earlier effective date. The veteran's service connection was granted based on direct evidence, not a presumption or secondary condition.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for cervical spine and upper back disabilities, finding that new evidence submitted since the January 1972 rating decision is sufficient to reopen these claims. The RO will now proceed with a determination on whether service connection should be granted.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for a low back disability. The claim is now considered in light of all the evidence, including post-service treatment records.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for a low back disability due to new and material evidence. The Board found that there is no evidence of chronic residual disability from in-service injuries, but did not address whether the current condition is related to service.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including a fused right hip, arthritis of the lumbar spine, and arthritis of the left hip, are sufficient to prevent him from performing any type of substantially gainful labor consistent with his education and experience. The Board has granted TDIU based on these conditions.

The Board found no current diagnosis of a low back disability or residuals of frostbite of the feet, and thus denied service connection for both conditions.