Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals regarding service connection for various foot conditions, sleep apnea, and spine disability due to the Veteran's withdrawal of the appeal prior to a decision.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequacies in the VA examinations and lack of consideration of certain evidence. The issues include lumbar spine, cervical spine, left leg, right leg, RLE radiculopathy, and bilateral foot disorders.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for back, left knee, and right knee disabilities due to insufficient evidence regarding their onset or relationship to service. The Veteran will be afforded VA examinations to determine if he has these conditions and whether they are related to his military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including back disability, erectile dysfunction, left-hand disability, right knee strain, and left knee strain have been granted. Tinnitus has also been granted as a separate condition.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for further development due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors regarding his service connection claims.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to a duty to assist error, and will need an addendum opinion from the VA examiner.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for chronic lumbar strain with degenerative changes was denied. The attempted appeal of the duty to assist error during the higher-level review for right hip degenerative arthritis was dismissed as there was no decision from which the Veteran could appeal.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left shoulder disorder but has remanded his claims for back, bilateral knee disorders due to insufficient etiological opinions in previous examinations.

The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from obtaining and sustaining employment, thus denying his claim for TDIU.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection due to procedural defects in filing.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for GERD, a low back condition, and related radiculopathy have been denied. The claim for an increased rating for the low back condition has also been denied.

The appeal is granted as a timely substantive appeal was filed in response to the June 2020 SOC, reviving the issues of hearing loss rating and service connection for back disorder, feet disorder, and trachea disorder.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for his lumbar spine condition is granted with an effective date of April 30, 2007.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, back disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy (radiculopathy), left hip disability, bilateral knee disability, and bilateral foot disability have all been denied as there is no evidence of in-service incurrence or aggravation.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and lumbosacral strain, render her unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation from April 27, 2021. The Board granted the TDIU based on the cumulative effects of these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for left knee meniscus tear and lumbosacral strain are being remanded due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and duty-to-assist errors. The Veteran's prostate cancer, back disability, and nerve disabilities are all at issue.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn by his representative, and the claims for service connection have been dismissed.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted an initial 70 percent disability rating, and his lumbar spine disability, radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, and radiculopathy of the right lower extremity are denied increased ratings.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss and low back condition due to untimely filing of Notice of Disagreement. The appeal for sleep apnea is remanded.