Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate consideration of his lay statements regarding the onset and history of his symptoms, as well as failure to ensure substantial compliance with prior remand directives.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a left leg and hip disability, as well as a thoracolumbar spine disability due to additional development being needed.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his neck, back, and nerve conditions along with social anxiety disorder, rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Board granted an initial rating of 60 percent for lumbar spine strain with degenerative disc disease and intervertebral disc syndrome, effective December 10, 2015.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals remands the issues of service connection for a recurrent heart disability and rating for lumbar spine degenerative disc disease with spondylolisthesis due to non-compliance with previous remand instructions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and special monthly compensation (SMC), due to insufficient evidence of current disabilities related to service or functional impairment.

The Board remands the case for a VA examination to determine the etiology of the Veteran's low back disability, as there is evidence that it may be related to service and no examination has been conducted.

The Board granted service connection for back disabilities of thoracic spine strain, lumbosacral strain, and degenerative arthritis due to an in-service motor vehicle accident.

The Board denied the claims for service connection and increased ratings, finding no evidence supporting a causal or aggravating relationship between the Veteran's Sjogren Syndrome and medications used to treat her service-connected disabilities, and that the lumbar spine disability did not meet the criteria for higher ratings.

The Board denied service connection for COPD, ED, hypertension, lumbar spine pain with DDD, and rhinitis as the evidence did not show a relationship to service.,No new or material evidence was presented to reopen any previously denied claims.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for chronic adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, and degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine were denied by the Board. The Veteran was not granted any increase in rating.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for hearing loss and back disability due to incomplete service treatment records. The AOJ is instructed to make efforts to obtain these records from various sources, including the Adjutant General, DMDC, MODS, Army Human Resources Command, and AMEDD Record Processing Center.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for a back disability, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and left lower extremity radiculopathy due to duty to assist error.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for degenerative disc disease is remanded due to the need for a VA examination and opinion regarding whether his condition was incurred or aggravated during active duty for training (ACTDUTRA) and inactive duty for training (INACTDUTRA).

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his left and right shoulder tendonitis, as well as remanded his claim for service connection for degenerative spondylosis lumbar spine and mild degenerative disk disease.

The Board denied the claims for increased ratings and service connection, as the Veteran did not file a timely substantive appeal or request an extension of time within one year of the December 2015 rating decision.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for multiple conditions due to conflicting evidence regarding the Veteran's dates and types of service.

The Board granted service connection for a left foot disorder, right knee disorder, left knee disorder, lumbar spine disorder, radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, and radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss has been denied.,The appeal for a low back condition manifested by pain is being remanded.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for lumbosacral strain to obtain a more adequate medical opinion.