Neck / cervical spine decisions — 2022

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his cervical spine and right upper extremity radiculopathy disabilities due to incomplete range of motion measurements and lack of specific information regarding flare-ups.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for a new opinion on both cervical spine disorder and left hand disorder.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional examinations and opinions to address his service connection claim for an upper back/cervical spine disability, as well as his increased rating claims for various knee disabilities. The issues of service connection and increased ratings are related due to the interrelated nature of the conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for a cervical spine disability and bilateral upper extremity cervical radiculopathy, finding that the Veteran's symptoms are related to his military service. The decision also grants secondary service connection for right and left upper extremity cervical radiculopathy.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's cervical spine and psychiatric disabilities. The VA examiners are asked to provide more detailed explanations on whether these conditions are related to service or not.

The Veteran's cervical spine disorder and bilateral hearing loss have not been established as service-connected.,The Veteran's angioedema has been rated but the claim for a higher rating remains pending.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's service connection claim for a cervical spine disability and granted it. The issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded due to inadequate opinion in the VA examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for TDIU as his service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's cervical spine disability is granted as service-connected due to being aggravated by his service-connected migraines. The eye disability claim remains pending.

The Board denied service connection for a neck disability, granted an initial 50 percent rating for left upper extremity disability, and denied increased ratings for left ankle disability and left ankle instability. The TDIU claim was also denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for a right knee disability, neck disability, bilateral shoulder condition, and nerve disability affecting the right upper extremity due to inadequate opinions in previous VA examinations.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for cervical and lumbar spine disabilities, as well as left and right upper extremity radiculopathies due to new evidence of disability severity.

The Board denied an increased disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected cervical myositis, finding that the evidence did not show unfavorable ankylosis of the entire cervical spine or the entire spine. The Veteran was currently rated at 30 percent.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for cervical, lumbar, bilateral shoulder, and bilateral elbow disabilities due to inadequate opinions from VA examiners. The case will be returned for further examination and opinion.

The Board has remanded the case due to lack of substantial compliance with its previous remand directives. The Veteran's claims for cervical spine disability, cystitis, and kidney disability are being reviewed.

The Board has determined that further clarification is needed regarding the Veteran's diagnoses of hip, back, and neck disabilities due to confusion in previous examinations. The case is being remanded for a new VA examination.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's cervical spine disability is related to his military service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims of service connection for thoracic muscle strain and cervical spine condition due to inadequate examination findings.

The Veteran seeks effective dates earlier than December 29, 2010 for the awards of service connection for cervical degenerative disc disease and headaches. The Board finds that these claims are remanded due to a lack of evidence showing entitlement prior to December 29, 2010.,For the remaining issues, including higher ratings for cervical degenerative disc disease and headaches, as well as TDIU, the Veteran's claim is also remanded.

The Board has remanded the cervical spine claim due to a lack of explanation for its denial, and now requires a new medical opinion regarding whether wearing a Kevlar helmet caused or aggravated the Veteran's current disability.