Neck / cervical spine decisions — 2024

The Board has dismissed all the claims related to various disabilities, including psychiatric disorders, hypothyroidism, neck disability, right upper extremity radiculopathy, left shoulder brachial plexus neuropraxia, and right knee disability.

The appeal is remanded for further development, including determining the adequacy of a June 2000 notice of disagreement and addressing earlier effective dates under VA regulations.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 20 percent for cervical spine degenerative disc disease and lumbar spine with disc herniation at L4-5 and L5-S1 due to insufficient retrospective opinions regarding the severity of his conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various elbow and knee disabilities, as well as a cervical spine disability, due to lack of compliance with remand directives. The issues are now pending before the AOJ.

The Board has granted service connection for a cervical spine (neck) disorder and a lumbar spine (lower back) disorder, finding that these conditions are related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board has granted service connection for cervical and lumbar spine conditions, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to her active-duty service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's cervical degenerative disc disease is etiologically linked to his active-duty service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for cervical cancer and miscarriage, and has remanded the claim of service connection for intestinal neoplasm with tubular adenomas status-post polypectomies based on a theory other than presumptive service connection under the PACT Act.

The Board has denied service connection for the right hip, left hip, and right ankle conditions. The cervical spine condition and lumbosacral strain (low back strain) are remanded due to insufficient examination or opinion.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further review of his claims, including a determination on compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 and special monthly compensation (SMC) at the O level.

The Board denied service connection for cervical dysplasia as there is no current disability and the evidence does not support a finding of a current cervical dysplasia.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for left shoulder impingement syndrome and cervical strain due to a lack of contemporaneous medical treatment records following service. The Veteran contends that his disabilities started in service and continued thereafter.

The Board has remanded the claims for additional development to address pre-decisional errors and obtain medical opinions regarding the severity of the appellant's radiculopathy and scarring, as well as when these conditions first manifested.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for left ear hearing loss and an initial compensable rating for right ear hearing loss have been dismissed.,The Veteran's appeal for service connection for diabetes has been granted, with the benefit of doubt being conferred in his favor.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's back and neck disabilities, finding that they are related to his active duty service.

The Board has granted effective dates of March 1, 2011 for service connection of degenerative disc disease of the cervical and lumbar spines.

The Veteran's claims are being remanded due to duty-to-assist errors and the need for additional medical examinations. The issues of service connection for various conditions, including right knee osteoarthritis, left knee condition, acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD), left hip condition, hearing loss, and cervical degenerative joint disease, will be reconsidered.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for cervical spine degenerative disc disease, finding that there is at least a balance of evidence to support the claim and resolving doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for eligibility for specially adapted housing or a special home adaptation grant due to her inability to use assistive devices as a normal mode of locomotion.

The Veteran's cervical scar claim is denied, and the psychiatric disorder claim is remanded for further development.