Neck / cervical spine decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including bilateral carotid artery stenosis, cervical disc disease, thoracolumbar disc disease, Lewy body dementia with depression, sleep apnea, and others.

The Board denied service connection for a headache disability, lumbar spine disability, cervical spine disability, right knee disability, and left knee disability as the evidence did not support a finding of a current disability or a link to service.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, other than PTSD, and remanded the claims for a cervical spine condition, left hip condition, right hip condition, lumbar spine condition, left lower extremity sciatica nerve pain, and right lower extremity sciatica nerve pain.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance/housebound due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's need for regular aid and attendance.

The appeal for increased ratings for cervical degenerative disc disease (claimed as chronic neck pain), right upper radiculopathy, right shoulder bursitis, and lumbar degenerative disc disease (claimed as chronic back pain) was withdrawn by the Veteran's authorized representative.

The claim of entitlement to service connection for a neck disability was readjudicated based on new and relevant evidence, but the issue is remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claim for a total disability evaluation based upon individual unemployability prior to April 1, 2021, was denied. However, his entitlement to special monthly compensation based on housebound status from April 1, 2021, was granted in part.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and denied a compensable rating for the left shoulder condition, dismissed a temporary 100 percent rating for surgery of the left shoulder, and remanded claims for service connection for cervical spine and right hip disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for a menstrual disorder, paraspinous cervical strain (claimed as neck condition), and right shoulder disability due to the lack of evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted service connection for a neck disability as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, and remanded claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates.

The Board denied service connection for cervical strain, left upper extremity radiculopathy, and right upper extremity radiculopathy as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or caused by active service.

The appeal for service connection for a cervical spine disability was dismissed as there were no specific errors of fact or law to review.

The veteran withdrew her appeals for all the listed conditions and issues, resulting in their dismissal.

The appeal was dismissed due to an improper concurrent election of review options.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, tinnitus, hypertension, a dental and oral disorder, gastroesophageal reflux disease, headaches, a lumbar spine disorder, a cervical spine disorder, right ankle disorder, left ankle disorder, right wrist disorder, and left wrist disorder.

The Board denied service connection for a cervical spine disability as the evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's current condition was related to his active military service.

The Board denied service connection for a neck disability and shoulders disability as there was no evidence of an in-service injury, disease or event that caused the current conditions, nor any evidence linking the current conditions to the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted service connection for cervical strain, left elbow pain, left hip pain, left knee pain, right ankle pain, and right shoulder pain on a direct basis.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the awards of service connection for PTSD and residuals of a TBI, to include migraine headaches, but denied earlier effective dates for lumbosacral strain, cervical DDD, right upper extremity radiculopathy associated with cervical DDD, and left upper extremity radiculopathy associated with cervical DDD.

The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss due to the lack of evidence showing a current disability at a level qualifying as a VA compensation disability. The claims for service connection for cervical spine, left shoulder, low back, left hip, right and left knee, and right and left ankle disabilities were remanded for further development.