Neck / cervical spine decisions — 2021

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional examinations and opinions to address the severity of his service-connected disabilities, as well as their relationship to service. The issues include bilateral hearing loss, OSA, degenerative arthritis of the knees, lumbosacral spine, and cervical spine.

The Board denied service connection for neck, low back, left knee/leg, left foot, and right foot disabilities due to a lack of evidence showing chronic or recurring symptoms during or immediately after service.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of degenerative disc disease (DDD) of the cervical spine.

The Veteran's headaches, cervical spine disability, and lumbosacral spine disability are found to be related to service. The depression is not considered secondary to a service-connected condition.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to a predecisional duty to assist error. A retrospective medical opinion is needed to assess the extent of his functional impairment from service-connected disabilities prior to February 13, 2020.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient examination opinions and a failure to obtain relevant medical records.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for cervical spine disability, bilateral upper extremity neurological impairment (claimed as chronic pain syndrome), right and left knee disabilities, and erectile dysfunction due to issues with duty to assist.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including psychiatric conditions, spinal disorders, knee and foot disabilities, hepatitis C, hypertension, gastrointestinal issues, and shoulder and elbow conditions. The evidence submitted did not provide new or relevant information to support these claims.

The Veteran withdrew all remaining issues associated with this appeal, including service connection for loss of balance and increased ratings for various psychiatric and physical disabilities. The appeal is dismissed.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, low back disability, and cervical spine disability. The decision did not address the issues of service connection based on exposure to burn pits, Agent Orange, Camp Lejeune, radiation, Gulf War Syndrome, or new and material evidence.

The Board denied service connection for cervical spine disability, finding that the Veteran did not have a chronic condition in service or during the applicable presumptive period. The Board also found no evidence of continuity of symptomatology since service and concluded that any current cervical spine disability is unrelated to service.

The Board has remanded the claims for thoracolumbar spine disability and cervical spine disability due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their relationship to service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and ratings have been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of various shoulder, knee, and cervical spine disorders are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.,Service connection for chronic sinusitis is also being remanded.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's cervical spine pain is proximately due to a fall resulting from his service-connected left knee disability, and thus grants the claim for service connection.

The Veteran's right bicep tendinitis is granted as service connected. The Board finds the Veteran's cervical spine, hip, and wrist disabilities are not related to his active duty or any other service-connected conditions.

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for a cervical spine disability due to its secondary nature to service-connected right ankle and low back disabilities. The Veteran needs an examination to determine if his cervical spine condition is related to these service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and a medical opinion regarding her sleep apnea with fatigue.

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings for cervical and lumbar spine disabilities is being remanded due to lack of substantial compliance with the Board's previous remand directives.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to outstanding VA treatment records and a need for medical examinations. The claims include psychiatric, alcoholism, neurological disabilities of the upper and lower extremities, headache disability, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, shoulder disability, cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, and bilateral foot disability.