Neck / cervical spine decisions — 2022

The Board has granted service connection for a thoracic spine disability, but the cervical spine issue is remanded due to lack of VA assistance and incomplete evidence.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to inadequate medical examination and lack of addressing pain on range of motion.

The Veteran's chronic cervical spine disability is granted as service connected. The claims for left shoulder disorder, right shoulder disorder, and right foot disorder are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for neck disability, right hip disability, and back disability due to insufficient opinions regarding service connection. The left elbow disability claim is not related to secondary service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's petition to reopen his claim of service connection for a neck disability is granted. The Board has also remanded the issues of service connection for bilateral foot and eye disabilities, as well as rating claims for ankle disabilities.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to insufficient evidence to assess current severity of the Veteran's disabilities and to determine if there is a link between her hip/pelvic disability and her service-connected lumbar strain with degenerative joint disease.

The Veteran's current cervical spine disorder, diagnosed as spondylosis with central and lateral spinal stenosis, is related to his military service. Service connection for this condition has been granted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various musculoskeletal disabilities, including hip, ankle, foot, and back conditions. The appeals are being returned to the AOJ for additional development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and rating of her cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, right sacral fracture, and TDIU due to lack of a VA examination addressing the etiology of her disabilities and their relationship to service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various shoulder, arm, hand, and back disabilities due to incomplete records and lack of specific dates for periods of active duty.

The Veteran's service-connected major depressive disorder is rated at 70 percent, and the Board has granted a higher rating for her residuals of bilateral unspecified optic atrophy with visual field constriction defects.

The Board has denied service connection for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and has remanded the issues of service connection for a cervical spine disability, left arm radiculopathy secondary to a cervical spine disability, low back disability, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and depression.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of his cervical spine, heart, and lumbar spine disabilities.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for neck disability, right upper extremity radiculopathy, and left upper extremity radiculopathy due to secondary service-connected lumbar spine disability. The claims are being returned for further development.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded.,No effective date has been assigned as the issues have been remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and multiple physical conditions, rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation from August 14, 2014 to April 5, 2018. The Board granted the TDIU claim based on these findings.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a cervical spine disability and a right arm disability, finding that the VA examination was inadequate in its analysis of the Veteran's symptoms and their relation to her military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for reactive depression, cervical spine degenerative arthritis, lumbar spine degenerative arthritis, and gastrointestinal disorder (IBS) have been withdrawn or reopened. The cases are now remanded for further development.,Service connection remains pending for the Veteran's claimed conditions.

The Board has remanded the cervical spine condition claim due to a lack of proper notification for a VA examination. The Veteran's cervical spine degenerative disc disease is related to her military service, and a medical opinion is needed to support this conclusion.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a recurrent cervical spine condition has been denied as there is no persuasive evidence that the current condition began during active service or is related to an in-service injury or disease.,The claims of entitlement to increased ratings for right lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy, left lower extremity femoral nerve radiculopathy, and left lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy have all been denied as the evidence does not support a finding that any current disability is related to service or another service-connected condition.,For the period prior to March 30, 2021, the Veteran's claim for increased rating of left lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy has been denied. For the period from March 30, 2021, the Veteran's claim for increased rating of left lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy has also been denied.