Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and increased evaluation ratings, finding no medical evidence linking his current conditions to service or any other well-grounded basis. The veteran was granted a 20 percent evaluation for residuals of multiple right ankle sprains and left ankle sprain.

The Board has determined that the appropriate effective date for a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability is March 16, 1984.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected low back strain did not markedly interfere with his employment or result in frequent periods of hospitalization, thus denying an extraschedular rating.

The Board granted the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and a temporary total disability rating due to hospitalization from November 5, 2000 to December 14, 2000. The other issues were not addressed as they were withdrawn by the appellant.

The Board found that the veteran's back disorder did not have its onset during service and is not related to any inservice injury or disease. The claim was denied as there is no evidence of a direct relationship between the current condition and active duty.

The veteran withdrew his appeal concerning the claim for an increased (compensable) rating for postoperative residuals of an appendectomy. The remaining claims are remanded for further development.

The veteran's service-connected lumbar spine stenosis with degenerative disc disease and arthritis, as well as his herniated nucleus pulposus, has resulted in loss of use of the left foot. The Board granted the veteran's claim for a specially adapted automobile or other conveyance due to these conditions.

The Board denied increased evaluations for the appellant's cervical spine and duodenal ulcer conditions, but granted a 10 percent evaluation for his degenerative disc disease with traumatic arthritis of the cervical spine. The claim to reopen service connection for lumbar spine disorder was also denied.

The Board has determined that the claim is not well grounded because there is no medical evidence linking the veteran's service-connected right Achilles tendinitis to her lumbar spine disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for stress reactions, right and left tibia, and low back disorder. The veteran was granted service connection for flatfoot with plantar fasciitis but not for carpal tunnel syndrome or arthritis of the knees. The RO also denied entitlement to TDIU.

The Board found that the veteran's claim for service connection for a back disorder was not well-grounded, and denied it. The RO also determined that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen his claim of entitlement to service connection for epidermophytosis pedis (foot rash), resulting in its denial.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a kidney disorder and kidney stones, hypertension, and minimal degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine due to lack of competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his period of active service.

The veteran's claim of service connection for low back strain is denied, but he is granted a compensable evaluation (10%) for his epidermal inclusion cysts of the back, neck, and buttocks.

The Board found that the veteran's claims for diabetes mellitus, gout, bilateral knee disability, bilateral forearm disability, and low back disability were not well-grounded due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.

The veteran's claim of service connection for a low back disability was granted, but he is still seeking a compensable evaluation.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for a neck injury and an increased rating for lumbosacral sprain, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between his current disabilities and service.

The Board finds that the veteran's lumbar degenerative joint disease, left knee degenerative arthritis and left hip degenerative arthritis are as likely as not due to his service-connected residuals of a gunshot wound of the left thigh. Therefore, service connection is granted for these conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various lower extremity and back disabilities, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between her current conditions and service.

The Board denied a claim for an increased evaluation for the veteran's service-connected low back disability, finding that the current rating of 40 percent adequately reflects the severity of his condition.