Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected degenerative disc syndrome of the lumbosacral spine warrants a disability evaluation in excess of 40 percent, as it is manifested by pronounced symptoms including pain on motion and muscle spasm with little intermittent relief.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for a low back disorder, finding insufficient medical evidence to support a relationship between his current condition and any in-service injury or disease.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for hypertension and is granting this issue. The RO should obtain updated medical records to evaluate any current back disability, including a VA orthopedic examination. Additionally, the claims concerning an undiagnosed illness must be remanded for consideration under the new regulation.

The RO denied an increased rating for the veteran's service-connected post-traumatic lumbosacral strain and did not address his TDIU claim.

The case is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to clarify the relationship between the service-connected low back disorder and any neurological symptoms.

The veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and records, as well as consideration of his claims based on VA regulations.

The veteran's service-connected traumatic arthritis of the lumbar spine, cervical spine, and right knee have been granted with respective evaluations of 20%, 10%, and 10% since January 1996. The claim for bilateral ulnar neuropathy was denied.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for a back condition, finding that the evidence received since the March 1985 RO decision is either cumulative or not significant enough to warrant reopening the claim.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a back disability was denied by the RO. The VA examiner found no evidence of a low back disorder during service and concluded that any current low back pathology is not related to service.

The veteran's claim for additional compensation benefits for a spouse is denied because the evidence does not establish that J.B. is her valid spouse.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for residuals of left hip surgery performed at a VA facility and also determined that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen his service connection claim for a back disorder.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for a higher rating for her service-connected low back strain, finding that the evidence did not support a compensable evaluation.

The Board has remanded the case due to issues of service connection and increased evaluation for low back disability. The appellant's claim of entitlement to an increased rating for his low back disability is being addressed, along with a new issue regarding service connection for disc disease at L4-5.

The veteran's appeal is about his service-connected low back disability and whether he should receive a higher rating for it. The Board has ordered additional medical examination to determine the extent of his left lower extremity disability, if any, and its relationship to his service-connected low back strain.

The Board is remanding the case due to new evidence and legal changes, requiring additional development of the claims for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for dysthymia, secondary to his service-connected degenerative changes of the lumbar spine. The case is being remanded due to new legal requirements under the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000.

The Board has granted a compensable disability evaluation for the service-connected low back strain, but denied other issues related to the veteran's back.

The Board's decision is being remanded to the RO for initial review and adjudication of the issue of eligibility for payment of attorney fees from past-due benefits.

The Board has determined that the veteran's degenerative disc disease and arthritis of the lumbosacral spine may be related to his active service, granting service connection for these conditions.

The Board has granted a 20 percent rating for the veteran's degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine, finding that it is productive of no more than mild disability and moderate limitation of motion.