Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection are not well grounded as there is no evidence showing a relationship between his current conditions and his military service.

The veteran's degenerative joint disease, lumbar spine, is rated at 70 percent effective January 1995. His residuals of left mandible fracture are rated at 10 percent and his residuals of right wrist fracture are also rated at 10 percent.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for his service-connected lumbosacral strain with spinal stenosis is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination and consideration of whether an extraschedular evaluation is warranted.

The Board has determined that the veteran's low back disability, currently rated at 40 percent, does not warrant a higher rating as there is no evidence of pronounced intervertebral disc syndrome or other symptoms that would justify a higher evaluation.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for a ventral hernia and low back disability are not well-grounded, as there is no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current right, left ankle disabilities and back disability are attributable to injuries sustained during a parachute jump while on active duty. As such, service connection is granted for these conditions.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for a low back strain is well-grounded and grants the claim.

The Board has determined that the appellant's claims for service connection for residuals of bilateral leg injuries and residuals of a low back injury are not well grounded, as there is no competent evidence linking current disabilities to service or an event therein.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for a back disorder, as no such evidence was presented since the final December 1958 rating decision.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral knee disorder and lumbosacral strain, as well as his claim for an increased rating for residuals of a fracture of the right fourth finger. The appeals were based on direct service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's low back disability began during service and is not related to any pre-existing condition, thus granting service connection.

The Board has determined that the claim of service connection for a back disorder as secondary to the service-connected impairment of the right knee is not well grounded and therefore denied.

The Board granted a 60% rating for the veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability, effective from June 16, 1989. The attorney is entitled to 20% of past-due benefits related to this award.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for a back disorder is not well grounded, and his claim for an increased evaluation of his post-traumatic convulsive disorder (seizure disorder) is denied as it does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The veteran's cervical spine fracture residuals, multiple joint arthralgias of knees, right shoulder and low back, and hypertension are all rated at their maximum allowable levels under the applicable VA rating criteria.

The veteran's claims for service connection were denied due to lack of evidence supporting the conditions. The left knee disorder claim was denied in December 1962, and the low back disorder claim was denied in July 1995.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased evaluation for rhabdomyolysis and service connection for a back disorder as secondary to his service-connected rhabdomyolysis, finding no evidence of current disability or relationship between the conditions.

The veteran is seeking to reopen his claim for service connection of a back condition. The VA has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted, but the veteran disagrees and wishes to present additional evidence.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected left ankle injury and lumbar discogenic disease do not warrant an increased rating. The anxiety disorder is currently rated as zero percent disabling.

The Board found no medical evidence linking the veteran's current low back disability to his military service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.