Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The veteran's initial rating for degenerative arthritis, lumbar spine was denied. However, his shell fragment wound, right buttock, which had previously been rated noncompensable, is now rated as compensable.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher evaluations for his lumbar spine disability and genital herpes, finding that the evidence did not support a rating in excess of 10 percent for either condition.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a low back disorder due to lack of competent medical evidence linking any current condition to service.

The veteran's cervical and lumbar spine disabilities are rated at 20 percent each, reflecting moderate limitation of motion.,Both the left and right knee disabilities are currently rated as 10 percent.

The Board found that the veteran's low back disorder was not incurred in or aggravated by service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) found that the veteran's back disability was not incurred or aggravated in active military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection are not well grounded and have therefore been denied. The skull bone mass is not productive of any current symptoms or impairment, and it has not resulted in any skull loss.

The Board found that the veteran's claims for higher ratings were not well-grounded, and thus denied them.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is well-grounded, and thus VA must assist in developing evidence pertinent to this claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an effective date earlier than December 14, 1994, for the grant of service connection for PTSD and chronic low back strain. The veteran did not submit a formal or informal claim prior to this date.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected left knee and low back disabilities.

The veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his lumbar spine and left wrist conditions were denied by the RO. The lumbar spine condition received a higher evaluation, but the left wrist condition remains at its current 10 percent rating.

The Board has determined that the claim for service connection for a low back disorder, claimed as degenerative spine disease, is not well grounded. The veteran's current diagnosis of a low back disorder does not have a clear link to his period of active service or any other established basis.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current cervical spine disorder is related to his military service, and thus service connection for this condition is granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for a left hip disorder and a rating in excess of 20 percent for lumbar strain, finding that his claims were not well-grounded.

The Board found no evidence of a current psychiatric disorder related to service and denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and pension benefits due to his nonservice-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection have not been well-grounded, and thus denied.

The Board has granted a disability rating of 60 percent for the residuals of a low back injury with radiculopathy, effective from the day following the veteran's separation from service. Ratings in excess of 20 percent have been denied for right shoulder strain and left shoulder strain, and ratings in excess of 10 percent have been denied for right carpal tunnel syndrome and left carpal tunnel syndrome.

The Board found that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for a chronic acquired low back disorder. The case will be remanded for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine and arteriosclerotic peripheral vascular disease of the left lower extremity as secondary to service-connected residuals of a flak wound of the right knee. The claim for service connection for a right hip disorder is well grounded but requires further development.