Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, neck pain, a low back disorder, and a heart disorder. The evidence did not support these claims as they were not shown to be related to service or any incident of service.

The veteran was granted service connection for a low back disability with a 20% evaluation, effective February 24, 1993. Attorney fees are eligible from past due benefits.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions and did not grant earlier effective dates. The veteran's claims were based on his military service, but the Board found no evidence linking these conditions to his service.

The Board found that the veteran's claim was not well-grounded because there is no evidence of a relationship between any current disability and an injury incurred in or aggravated by the January 1975 VA surgery.

The Board denied service connection for a low back disorder, finding that the appellant's symptoms were due to congenital/developmental abnormalities and not related to his active duty service.

The veteran's lumbar spine disability is rated at 40 percent, the maximum for severe limitation of motion. The dorsal spine disability is separately evaluated as a separate condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection due to a lack of medical evidence linking her conditions to her military service.

The Board found no evidence of a back disorder during service and insufficient medical evidence to link the current condition to service. The claim is denied.

The Board has determined that the submitted evidence is not new and material, thus denying the reopening of the claim for service connection for a back disorder.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings of his low back, left knee, and right knee disabilities were denied as the current evaluations adequately reflect the severity of his conditions.

The veteran's cervical spine disorder is not service-connected.,His degenerative disc disease of the thoracic and lumbar spine has been evaluated at 20 percent since April 1, 1985. A separate evaluation for a compression fracture with demonstrable deformity of T8-9 is also in effect.

The VA denied an increased evaluation for the veteran's lumbosacral strain with degenerative changes, currently rated at 10 percent.

The Board denied service connection for a back disorder and a skin disorder, both on the basis of direct service connection. The veteran's request to reopen these claims was not supported by new and material evidence.

The Board found no evidence of current lumbosacral strain and denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board has vacated the May 2000 decision and remanded the case for further development, including obtaining additional VA medical records.

The Board found that the decision to discontinue the veteran's fee-basis outpatient medical care for his service-connected back disability was not arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or otherwise not in accordance with law.

The Board has denied the appellant's claims for increased evaluations in excess of 20 percent for post-traumatic neck strain and recurrent low back pain, with a history of coccyx injury.

The veteran's claims for service connection for COPD, PTSD, and back disability are denied. The Board found the evidence insufficient to establish a well-grounded claim for COPD due to Agent Orange exposure. However, the claims of PTSD and back disability were found to be well grounded.

The Board dismissed the appellant's appeal as there was a withdrawal of his appeal by the appellant prior to any decision being made.

The VA determined that the veteran's current disability rating for degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine is appropriate at 20 percent.