Neck / cervical spine decisions — 2025

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection of various conditions, finding that the appropriate date was September 1, 2023.

The appeal was withdrawn by the appellant, and all issues were dismissed.

The Board remands the claims for a bilateral hearing loss disability, cervical spine disability, and an increased rating for PTSD with obesity to obtain outstanding records from VA Medical Centers.

The Board denied service connection for left knee and shoulder disabilities, remanded the issues of cervical degenerative disc disease, left hand disability, right hand disability, and anxiety and depression due to insufficient evidence.

The Board remands the claim for a VA opinion to determine if any of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities could have contributed to his loss of control of his motorcycle or his mental state which resulted in alcohol consumption and the elevated blood alcohol level at the time of the accident.

The Board denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for service connection for low back, neck, right knee, and headaches due to inadequate medical evidence.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, finding that the evidence did not support a link between the Veteran's current condition and his military service. The claim for a neck disability was remanded due to an unfulfilled duty to assist.

The Board granted service connection for a neck disability and a back disability, but denied service connection for any other spinal condition.

The Board granted service connection for fibromyalgia, peripheral neuropathy of all radicular groups of the bilateral upper extremities, and cervical strain with an effective date of July 17, 2021. The claim for migraines was remanded for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date prior to July 23, 2018 for service connection for various conditions.

The Board denied the claims for revision of CUE in the December 2015 rating decision and granted service connection for peripheral vestibular disorder as secondary to a service-connected condition.

The Board granted service connection for neck arthritis, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board granted service connection for a right ear hearing loss disability and denied service connection for right knee, left knee, cervical spine, right shoulder, right ankle, left ankle, and left hip disorders.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates for various service-connected conditions, including frostbite residuals of the upper and lower extremities, left hip strain, tinnitus, depressive and alcohol use disorders, radiculopathy, anosmia, right upper eyelid scar, cervical spine disability, and lumbosacral strain.

The appeal for service connection for cervical spine disease with radicular arm pain and bilateral first metatarsophalangeal degenerative joint disease was dismissed as there was no final decision to appeal. The claims were granted in a subsequent rating decision.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, lumbar spine disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, and cervical spine disability due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board denied the Veteran's service connection claim for a cervical spine disability, finding no evidence that it was directly related to his active duty or secondary to his service-connected lumbar spine disability.

The Board denied service connection for back and neck disabilities as there was no evidence of a chronic disease in service, the conditions did not manifest within one year of separation from service, and medical opinions were against a nexus to service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a neck and back disability to obtain additional medical opinions that address the Veteran's lay reports of in-service injuries and continuity of symptomatology.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a cervical spine disorder, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability; in-service incurrence or aggravation of a disease or injury; and a causal relationship between the claimed in-service disease or injury and the present disability.