Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Veteran's lumbar spine disorder, with degenerative-spine disease and IVDS, is granted an initial disability evaluation of 40 percent prior to March 15, 2021.,Service connection for allergic rhinitis and chronic sinusitis are also granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA examinations and incomplete review of the claims file, as well as outstanding VA treatment records. The Veteran's thoracolumbar spine disorders need to be evaluated again by a VA examiner.

The Board has denied service connection for athletes' foot due to the lack of a current diagnosis during the appeal period.,The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for neck disability, lower back disability (secondary to left knee disability), and acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and anxiety) as there are pre-decisional duty to assist errors requiring further development.

The Board has determined that there is pre-decisional error in the decision and requires VA examinations and an addendum opinion to address the Veteran's claims for service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current disability for the claimed hip and knee disabilities, and thus service connection cannot be granted. The claims of entitlement to service connection for ED, left knee disability, low back disability, and right ankle disability are remanded due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings due to procedural errors and a need for additional evidence, including a VA examination.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection of various disabilities due to improper procedural steps.

The Veteran's lumbar spine disability is rated at 40 percent, but no higher, prior to August 12, 2020. The Board has remanded the issue of a higher initial rating for further development.

The Board has determined that there is a duty to assist error in the prior rating decision and has remanded the case for further development.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate July 2021 VA opinion regarding whether the Veteran's low back disorder is caused or aggravated by her service-connected left hip bursitis and fracture residuals.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for lumbar strain with degenerative disc disease, left and right lower extremity radiculopathy, and lumbar scarring are denied as the effective date is set at January 7, 2010.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for anxiety disorder was denied as there is no evidence of a current disability related to his active service.,Claims for increased evaluations were also denied, with the exception of one issue which was remanded.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to November 17, 2021 for service connection of lumbosacral strain was denied as the earliest effective date available is the date VA received his Intent to File, November 17, 2021.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection of right-hand nodules, back disability, and right shoulder disability have been granted. The decision also dismissed the appeal for readjudication of the right-hand nodules as it has already been granted.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for lumbosacral strain is denied.,The Veteran's claim for service connection of right shoulder strain, as secondary to his left shoulder disability, is remanded.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for all issues related to PTSD, chronic sinusitis, intervertebral disc syndrome and lumbar sacral degenerative disc disease, radiculopathy of the sciatic nerves in both lower extremities, and GERD. The appeal is dismissed as a result.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a back disability, including as secondary to his service-connected bilateral pes planus with obesity. The evidence did not support finding that the back disability was related to service or due to his service-connected condition.

The Veteran's claim for a TDIU is granted effective January 12, 2018. The effective date was determined based on the Veteran's service-connected disabilities and his inability to secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, right ankle sprain, and degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine have been denied. The reduction in the Veteran's rating for patellofemoral syndrome of the right knee has been upheld.

The Veteran's claims for service connection on multiple conditions are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and records.