Neck / cervical spine decisions — 2021

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and are granted. Service connection is established for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and PTSD.

The Board has granted service connection for lumbosacral strain and remanded the issues of service connection for a cervical spine condition and bilateral pes planus.

The Veteran's left knee disability is granted as service-connected. The lumbar spine, cervical spine, and bilateral hand disabilities are denied as not related to service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including hypertension, headaches, ankle and leg disabilities, knee disability, and shoulder arthritis, were denied as there was no evidence of a current disability or relationship to service.

The Board has granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to his in-service neck injury. The decision resolves reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various injuries, including bilateral eye scars, cervical spine injury, left and right knee injuries, lumbar spine injury, and right hip injury. The claims are being returned to VA for further development.

The Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection of a cervical spine disability was denied. The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examinations and requests for new ones.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and review, including consideration of whether a higher rating is warranted for the Veteran's cervical spine disability. The issue of service connection for headaches remains pending.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development and examination to determine if there is a link between the Veteran's current conditions and his military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and cervical spine condition due to incomplete consideration of new evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for cervical-spine disorder with left-arm numbness, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his active service.

The Board has granted service connection for hypothyroidism and remanded other issues including rating increases, effective date determinations, and service connection claims.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for TBI and related headaches, as well as cervical spine disability. The claims are being remanded due to a lack of medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Veteran's right ankle disability is rated at the maximum schedular rating of 20 percent, and his service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and consideration of private treatment records.

The Board granted service connection for a lower back disability and awarded a 30 percent rating for cervical spine degenerative arthritis with spondylolisthesis and intervertebral disc syndrome from March 29, 2018. The decision also denied an increased rating prior to that date.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims of service connection for back, neck, left knee, and right knee disabilities due to incomplete medical records and need for further examination.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral elbow disability, right ankle disability, and bilateral shoulder disability. The Veteran's claims for these conditions were not supported by evidence showing they occurred during his period of active service.,Service connection was also denied for a neck disability and bilateral knee disabilities (including residuals of left and right meniscal tears). These claims were based on the absence of medical documentation linking current disabilities to his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a cervical spine disability, finding that any current condition is not related to his active duty service and was likely aggravated by a preexisting condition.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and increased rating of right knee strain, neck disability, left upper extremity disability, and headaches due to conflicting evidence or need for further development.