Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation from May 23, 2014, to December 9, 2020.

The Board has remanded the case to the VA's Director of Compensation Service for extraschedular consideration of the Veteran's TDIU claim due to service-connected disabilities prior to October 16, 2015.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for a lumbar disorder and bilateral eye disorder due to new and material evidence. The claims are now remanded for further development.,PTSD rating remains pending as no current rating is assigned.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for a VA examination and medical opinion regarding his lumbar spine disability.

The Board denied service connection for a lumbar spine disability, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus as the evidence did not support a link to the Veteran's service or any service-connected condition.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a low back condition due to an error in the March 2023 VA opinion.

The Veteran's lumbar strain and lower extremity radiculopathy have been granted evaluations, with a TDIU also being granted.

The Board dismissed the appeal of the proposed rating reduction from 40 percent to 10 percent for a lumbosacral strain.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error, and will need to obtain an updated medical opinion regarding the Veteran's lumbar spine disorder.

The Veteran's appeal regarding an earlier effective date for a 40 percent rating for lumbar degenerative disc disease with coccyx injury is dismissed because the issue was not properly identified in his Notice of Disagreement.

The Veteran's bilateral pes planus and plantar fasciitis were restored to a 50% rating, effective February 5, 2022. Increased ratings for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy (femoral and sciatic nerves) and left knee limitation of extension were granted. Effective dates of May 25, 2021, were assigned for the increased ratings.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and service connection have been dismissed due to the withdrawal of his appeal by his authorized representative.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea is granted. The claims of increased disability ratings for left shoulder rotator cuff tendinitis, bursitis, and scapula dyskinesis, temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJD), and degenerative disc disease are remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions are being remanded due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Veteran's service connection claim for degenerative disc disease was granted. The compensable rating claim for bilateral hearing loss was denied. The prostate cancer claim is being remanded.

The Board has denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, remanded the claims for lower back condition and asthma due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for OSA as secondary to PTSD, a lower back disability other than lumbosacral strain, and an increased evaluation of lumbosacral strain due to new and relevant evidence submitted by the Veteran.

The Veteran's GERD, lumbosacral strain, left hip iliopsoas tendinitis, right hip osteoarthritis and iliopsoas tendinitis, left knee condition to include tendonitis/tendinosis, and erectile dysfunction are all granted as secondary to his service-connected right knee disability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and evidence collection.,Specifically, the VA needs to clarify whether the Veteran's back pain, ankle sprains, and hand injury are related to his military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for lower back, vision, and bilateral knee disabilities have been dismissed.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability has been granted.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis disabilities has been denied.