Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board has determined that there is no evidence of chronic disabilities of the low back, hips, or tinnitus during service and no medical evidence linking current diagnoses to service. The claims are therefore denied.

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

The Board has determined that the veteran's left leg disability, involving scars from a dog bite sustained in service, was incurred as a result of his period of military service. The issues of right knee and back disabilities are not addressed due to the veteran withdrawing his appeal for these claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for intermittent lumbosacral strain, shin splints, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including chronic schizoaffective-type schizophrenia and bipolar disorder). The claim for eligibility for VA medical care based on service connection for chronic schizoaffective-type schizophrenia was also denied.

The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's chronic low back pain and found that his prostatitis is at least as likely as not related to service. The claim for service connection for chronic prostatitis was also granted.

The Board determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disability and bilateral foot condition are not well grounded, but remanded them to consider whether secondary service connection could be established.

The veteran's claim for compensation due to a lumbar laminectomy was granted, resulting in a 20% evaluation from November 1, 1990, to January 28, 2000. Attorney fees are eligible based on the terms of an attorney fee agreement.

The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence submitted by the veteran and requires further review of his claims for service connection.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection due to lack of new and material evidence, as well as his claims related to Agent Orange exposure.

The Board dismissed the appeal as to the January 1981 decision denying service connection for a back disability due to lack of timely filing of a notice of disagreement. The October 1995 rating decision finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the claim is considered final.

The veteran's claim for service connection and non-service-connected disability pension was denied by the RO. The Board remanded the issue of non-service-connected disability pension to the RO, but did not address the service connection claim.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected chronic low back pain is granted, with a current evaluation of 20 percent.

The veteran's claims for higher initial ratings and service connection were denied. The RO assigned the appropriate disability ratings based on the severity of his service-connected conditions, but did not grant any additional benefits.

The RO granted service connection and assigned evaluations for various shoulder, cervical spine, lumbar spine, knee, and toe conditions. The appellant's claims were not well-grounded for residuals of head injury.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current cervical conditions, including sprain/strain, myofascitis, degenerative disc disease, and osteoarthritis, are related to a trauma suffered in an aircraft accident during active service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for injuries to his right shoulder, ribs, head and back.

The veteran's degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine resulted in severe impairment from October 1, 1998 onwards. The Board granted a 40 percent rating for this condition.

The veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for residuals of a gunshot wound to the left flank is being remanded due to incomplete examination and treatment records.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his service-connected lumbosacral/dorsal spine disability is being remanded due to the need for updated medical records and a comprehensive VA examination.

The veteran's appeal for increased evaluation of his lumbar spine condition and service connection for a hip disorder has been remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records.