Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The veteran's claims for evaluations of his lumbar spine, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss disabilities were denied. Service connection was granted for lumbosacral strain, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss. The veteran's claims for buckling and weakness of the legs and chest pains are pending.

The Board has determined that there is no competent medical evidence of a current disability related to the veteran's service, and thus the claims for chronic low back, neck, and shoulder disabilities are denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a lumbar spine disability, finding that there was no competent medical evidence linking his current condition to his military service.

The Board has determined that the appellant's service connection claim for residuals of a low back injury, including lumbosacral strain, is granted as his current complaints of low back pain are linked to an inservice injury and diagnosis.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for a low back disorder and a bilateral knee disorder, finding that there was no current disability related to service.

The Board found no evidence of chronic back or psychiatric disorders during service, and the current conditions are not related to any in-service injuries. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Board found that the veteran's current left ankle complaints are not related to his service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's cervical spinal stenosis with degenerative disc disease is a result of disease or injury incurred during active military service.

The Board found that the veteran's disabilities of left and right radial nerves do not warrant a higher evaluation under Diagnostic Code 8514.,The Board also found that the veteran's low back disability does not more nearly approximate severe than mild, and her bronchial asthma is not shown to have increased in severity since the November 1997 VA examination.

The Board denied the veteran's application to reopen his claim of service connection for a low back disorder, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death.

The Board found that the claims of service connection for bilateral elbow and knee, and low back disorders due to an undiagnosed illness or on a basis other than an undiagnosed illness are not well grounded. The claim for increased evaluation for residuals of nasal fracture with status post rhinoplasty is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for PTSD with major depression, service connection for somatic dysfunction of the thoracic and lumbar spines and bilateral sacroiliac joints, and gastroesophageal reflux.

The VA determined that the veteran's herniated nucleus pulposus at L5-S1 with lumbosacral strain did not warrant a rating higher than 40 percent.

The veteran's service-connected conditions do not meet the criteria for a permanent and total disability rating for pension purposes as his combined schedular evaluation is less than 100 percent.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for a low back disability due to new and material evidence submitted since the last final denial. The claim is well-grounded as there is sufficient medical evidence linking the current condition to service.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for additional development, including a VA examination. The veteran's low back disorder is currently evaluated as 20 percent disabling.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased evaluation for his left knee disability and service connection for a low back disorder. The decision concluded that there was no evidence to support the veteran's contention that his current low back disorder is related to his period of service or to his service-connected left knee disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a low back disability, finding that there was no medical evidence linking his current condition to his military service.

The VA has determined that the veteran's low back disorder, currently rated at 40 percent, does not warrant a higher evaluation based on current evidence of record. The disability is characterized by severe limitation of motion and pain but no additional neurological symptoms or ankylosis.