Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board found no evidence of a back disorder due to service and denied the veteran's claim.

The veteran's claims for increased rating of bilateral pes planus and service connection for back disorder and bilateral thigh disorder were denied. The decision is based on the current evidence not meeting the criteria for a higher evaluation.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a low back disorder, finding no current diagnosis of such condition and ruling out any link to active duty.

The Board has determined that there is no competent medical evidence linking the appellant's current low back, left shoulder, or left knee disorders to his military service. Therefore, the claims for these conditions have been denied.

The Board denied service connection for an organic low back disorder and granted a 50 percent evaluation for PTSD. The veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for bilateral defective hearing was also denied.

The veteran seeks service connection for various conditions, including a cardiovascular disorder (hypertension), cervical spine disorder, lumbosacral spine disorder, and lower thoracic kyphosis with osteoarthritis. The Board finds that additional development is required to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Board denied the appellant's request to reopen his claim for service connection due to lack of new and material evidence, concluding that the submitted evidence was insufficient to establish a relationship between his current low back disability and his military service.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for low back disability but denied reopening of her claim for endometriosis. The case is remanded to obtain additional medical evidence and determine if a nexus exists between current low back disability and service.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for a back disability due to new and material evidence presented since the previous denial. The case is remanded for further development, including medical examination.

The VA denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a lower and middle back disability and an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for bursitis, trochanteric bursa, of the left hip.

The Board has determined that the veteran's degenerative disc disease at L5-S1, claimed as back/spinal pain, is related to service and has granted service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current right shoulder or low back disabilities related to his active military service and thus denied both issues of entitlement to service connection.

The veteran's appeal for higher initial ratings for his service-connected low back disorder and left toe with calf atrophy, effective in September 1991, has been denied. The case is remanded for further development.

The veteran's service-connected low back disability is currently rated at 40 percent, and the appeal for an increased rating has been granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a certificate of eligibility for assistance in acquiring an automobile or other conveyance and specially adaptive equipment, as well as financial assistance in purchasing special adaptive housing. The appeals were dismissed due to the Court's remand order.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to issues related to service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder, head injuries, and a low back disorder. The appeal is not about service connection via the PACT Act or other presumptive conditions.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for his lower back condition was denied. The RO found that the disability picture more nearly approximates the criteria required for a 40 percent rating under DC 5295 than a 20 percent rating.

The Board denied an increased evaluation for lumbosacral strain, currently rated at 20 percent.

The Board has remanded the case due to the veteran not reporting for VA examinations and the confusion about his mailing address. The veteran is required to provide updated information on any treatment received, including from non-VA providers.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and a low back disability, but granted an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss.