Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board has granted a higher rating for the veteran's lumbosacral strain but denied an increased rating for gastritis.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for scoliosis of the lumbar spine, finding that the evidence submitted was not new and material.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected cervical spine disability warrants a 20% evaluation, and his thrombophlebitis with varicosities of the left leg warrants a 60% evaluation.

The Board found that the veteran's claims for service connection for a back disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus were not well-grounded based on lack of competent medical evidence linking these conditions to active service.

The Board has determined that the preponderance of the evidence is against the claim for an increased evaluation for the veteran's service-connected hysterectomy with bilateral removal of the ovaries, and thus the claim is denied.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his service-connected cervical and lumbosacral spine conditions, left ankle fracture residuals, and allergic rhinitis.

The Board found that the veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions were not well-grounded and denied them.

The Board has granted an increased rating of 40 percent for the service-connected lumbar spine disability and a separate 20 percent evaluation for the service-connected cervical spine disability.

The Board has determined that the veteran's lumbar spine disability, comprising degenerative disc disease and arthritis, was incurred in or aggravated during his active military service. The claim for gastroesophageal reflux disease and a bowel condition is remanded to the RO.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for the veteran's low back disability, finding that the evidence did not support a higher evaluation.

The Board has determined that there is no competent evidence linking the veteran's current low back disability to his military service, and thus the claim for service connection is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for a back disability, finding that there was no clear and unmistakable evidence that the condition pre-existed service. The Board also found that the current back disability is not related to service.

The veteran's claim of service connection for a back disability is well-grounded and the Board has decided in favor of granting this claim.

The VA has denied an increased rating for the veteran's service-connected low back disability, currently rated at 20 percent.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for her service-connected low back disability is denied as her symptoms do not warrant a higher rating.

The Board found that the veteran's claim for service connection for a back disorder was not well-grounded and denied it. The issues of increased ratings for PTSD and residuals of shell fragment wound were also addressed, but no rating assigned as the appeal is still pending.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection and an initial disability rating for his scar on the right cornea, as well as his claim to restore service connection for PTSD. The RO is directed to obtain additional evidence regarding the authenticity of the veteran's military awards and stressor allegations.

The veteran's lumbosacral spine disability, including arthritis, was granted service connection. Service connection for chloracne is denied. The veteran received a 30% rating for left retinal detachment and a 10% rating for prostatectomy due to adenocarcinoma of the prostate.

The Board has reopened the previously denied claim of service connection for a back disability due to new and material evidence submitted by the veteran. The claim is not well-grounded as there is no competent medical evidence associating the current back disability with an injury during active service.

The Board found no competent evidence linking the veteran's current right-sided pain to her service or any post-service conditions, and thus denied her claim for service connection.