Neck / cervical spine decisions — 2025

The Board dismissed the claims for earlier effective dates for service connection for bilateral pes planus, neck disability, and low back disability.

The Board denied service connection for low back and cervical/neck disabilities due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's active service.

The Board found that the severance of service connection for reproductive cancer was proper due to a clear and unmistakable error in diagnosis, and denied restoration of service connection. The issue of entitlement to service connection for severe cervical dysplasia status post hysterectomy is remanded.

The Board denied service connection for cervical spine stenosis, status post-discectomy and thoracic spondylosis with ankylosing spondylitis as there was no evidence of in-service incurrence or a causal relationship to active service.

The Board granted an initial evaluation not to exceed 30 percent for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood for the period prior to August 8, 2023, but denied a higher rating since that date. The other service connection claims were remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a cervical spine disability, finding that the evidence does not support an in-service incurrence or a causal relationship between the current disability and active duty.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for prostate cancer and metastasis of carcinoma of the prostate into the cervical region, to include as due to tactical herbicide exposure, for further development.

The Veteran withdrew all pending claims and appeals, resulting in the dismissal of these matters.

The Board remands all the issues for further development, including obtaining outstanding VA treatment records and providing additional forms to the Veteran.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for insomnia, migraine headaches, and a neck disability for further development of evidence.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for sinusitis is granted pursuant to the PACT Act. Other claims are remanded.

The Board granted service connection for lumbar spondylosis with thoracic spine pain and readjudicated the claims for cervical spine and back disabilities, but denied service connection for cervical spine disability, left thigh disability, and right shoulder disability.

The Board granted service connection for multiple osteoarthritis conditions, headaches, an acquired psychiatric disorder, diabetes mellitus, sleep apnea, and gout based on the evidence showing a relationship to the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board granted service connection for bladder cancer and denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for essential tremor, while remanding the other issues for further development.

The Board remands the claim for a new VA medical opinion to address the etiology of the Veteran's cervical spine disability, considering in-service and post-service evidence.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and dismissed the appeal for PTSD, as well as other claims for service connection that were not supported by evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to July 7, 2016, as his service-connected sleep apnea and cervical disc herniation C3-C4 with cervical stenosis at C3-C7 alone were not of such nature and severity to preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Board granted restoration of the 20 percent evaluation for the thoracolumbar spine disorder and the 10 percent evaluation for right lower extremity radiculopathy, effective September 12, 2023, as the reduction in these ratings was not supported by evidence.

The Board granted service connection for a neck disability and an acquired psychiatric disorder, as secondary to service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the claims of entitlement to service connection for a neck disability, a back disability, and a bilateral knee disability due to lack of evidence supporting a current diagnosis or a link to military service.