Neck / cervical spine decisions — 2022

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings due to new evidence indicating that her service-connected disabilities have worsened. The RO will obtain updated VA treatment records and schedule the Veteran for an examination by an appropriate clinician to determine the current severity of her left shoulder, cervical spine, and lumbar spine disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for cervical spine, left knee, right foot, and left foot disabilities as there was no evidence linking these conditions to active service or a service-connected disability.,Service connection was not granted for the Veteran's psychiatric disability due to insufficient occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's TDIU claim was denied as his combined disability rating is less than the required threshold for a total disability rating. The Board found that he could still perform some type of gainful employment despite his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a cervical spine disability, finding that the appellant's condition was not caused or worsened by VA care or treatment.

The Board has remanded the claims for increased evaluations and service connection due to lack of recent VA treatment records, undelivered correspondence, and failure to report a scheduled hearing.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to open medical questions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's cervical spine disability and its relationship to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's cervical spine disorder is not related to service, and thus denied this claim.,The claims for hypertension, degenerative joint disease of the arms, elbows, wrists, heart condition, left shoulder degenerative joint disease, and right shoulder degenerative joint disease are remanded for further development.

The Board dismissed the appeal regarding service connection for a left shoulder disorder. Service connection was granted for cervicalgia and bilateral plantar fascitis.

The Veteran's cervical spine disability is rated at 10 percent, the maximum rating available under VA regulations. The Board finds that the evidence does not support a higher rating.

The Board has granted service connection for low back and cervical spine disorders, finding that the Veteran's current disabilities are related to his in-service participation in an ejection seat exercise during pilot training.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral upper extremity numbness, finding that it had its onset during service. The issue of whether a cervical spine disorder is related to service was also addressed and found in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has remanded several service connection claims due to the need for verification of post-1973 periods of military service and associated records, as well as obtaining missing therapy records related to a PTSD increased rating claim.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the left and right upper extremities due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the etiology of his symptoms.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between his current condition and active duty service.

The Board has remanded the issues of entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, a right knee disorder, a cervical spine disorder, and a thoracolumbar spine disorder due to lack of substantial compliance with previous remand directives.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board denied service connection for a neck disability, finding that the Veteran's current neck disability is not related to his in-service injury or any service-connected condition.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for DIC benefits, finding that the Appellant-widow did not file a claim prior to October 14, 2015, and thus the earliest effective date allowed is October 14, 2015.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and records.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a cervical spine disorder and a migraine disorder, both of which are claimed to be related to her service-connected lumbar spine disability. The evidence does not support the claim that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by active service.