Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board has granted a 60 percent evaluation for the veteran's lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease, which is considered pronounced symptomatology.

The Board has determined that further development of the case is necessary due to missing SSA and worker's compensation records, which may impact the veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and need for additional medical evaluation.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and the need for further examinations. The veteran's claims will be reconsidered after these steps are completed.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including PTSD, fibromyalgia, cervical cancer/dysplasia, ear disorder (otitis media and externa), nasal disorder (upper respiratory infections and sinusitis), headache disorder, jaw disorder, cervical spine disorder, and low back disorder. The evidence received since the October 1993 rating decision does not show that any of these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by service.

The veteran is seeking service connection for low back, right leg, and right hip disabilities. The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly adjudicate these claims.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection and assigned a 10 percent disability rating for his degenerative disc disease of the thoracolumbar and lumbar spine as well as mild osteoarthritis of the facets of L4-L5 and L5-S1, with a history of congenitally small spinal canal. The veteran's claim is not about service connection at all.

The Board denied service connection for right and left knee disabilities, as well as a back disability. The veteran sustained multiple abrasions in service but no chronic disabilities of the knees or back were reported at separation. Arthritis was initially demonstrated many years after service, and the most probative medical evidence indicated that these current disabilities are not related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current low back disability, including postoperative residuals of a herniated lumbar disc, began during active service and is therefore incurred in or aggravated by service. The claim for hepatitis was not addressed as it falls outside the scope of this decision.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and ensuring compliance with VCAA requirements.

The Board denied an increased rating for the veteran's lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease, currently rated at 40 percent.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for chronic cervical spine strain is being remanded due to the need for further development, including VA examinations and consideration of new rating criteria.

The Board finds that the appellant does not have a right knee disability that is causally related to or worsened by his service-connected left knee disability, and thus, denies the claim for service connection for a right knee disability secondary to service-connected left knee disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and a compensable evaluation for his right shoulder disability due to lack of evidence linking current conditions to service.

The veteran's appeal was withdrawn prior to the Board making a decision.

The Board has granted service connection for residuals of low back injury in September 1991, finding that the veteran incurred this disability during active duty training (ACDUTRA). Service connection is also granted for arthritis of the low back as secondary to a low back injury. The effective date and rating have not been assigned.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining an opinion regarding whether the veteran's low back disorders are related to service and requesting copies of SSA records used in awarding disability benefits.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a chronic low back disability and residuals of a right eye injury, finding no competent evidence to support these claims.

The Board found that the veteran's low back disability is not related to his service-connected right hip bursitis and denied both claims for service connection and increased evaluation.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a back disorder secondary to his service-connected bilateral pes planus and whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen his claim of entitlement to service connection for a back disorder.