Neck / cervical spine decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder (MDD) and remanded claims related to eye conditions, traumatic brain injury (TBI), temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMJ), and tension headaches.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a cervical spine disability and bilateral hip disability to correct a duty to assist error that occurred prior to the May 2023 rating decision on appeal.

The Board denied service connection for fibromyalgia, asthma, cervical strain, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and vision/floaters as there is no evidence of a current diagnosis or nexus to the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted service connection for a cervical spine disability and a lumbar spine disability based on the evidence of record.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for multiple strains due to a lack of nexus opinions linking these conditions to the Veteran's active service.

The Board denied all claims for increased ratings and service connection, as the evidence did not support higher ratings or service connection for any of the conditions appealed.

The Board granted a 20 percent disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine for the period spanning June 26, 2018 through December 14, 2018.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of the Veteran's cause of death to obtain a new medical opinion addressing the Appellant's contentions.

The Board denied the veteran's appeals for earlier effective dates for service connection and increased ratings, finding that the evidence did not support an earlier date of entitlement.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches and dizziness secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus, but denied readjudication of the claim for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claim for a cervical spine disability.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including a neck disability, plantar fasciitis, nerve damage, GERD, erectile dysfunction, and sleep apnea. The Board also denied increased ratings and effective dates for the Veteran's psychiatric disability.

The Board denied service connection for cervical injury and residuals, as well as left knee injury and residuals, due to the lack of evidence showing a current disability.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the award of service connection and initial ratings for various disabilities, except for a 30 percent rating granted for the cervical spine disability starting from August 10, 2022.

The Board denied service connection for insomnia, PTSD, and a neck disability but remanded claims for headaches, back, right knee, and left knee disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied it for a bilateral hearing loss, cervical spine disability, and left upper extremity disability.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for SMC based on a need for regular aid and attendance of another person due to an inadequate VA examination and conflicting evidence regarding the impact of her service-connected conditions.

The Board granted restoration of the 10 percent evaluation for bilateral hearing loss, but no higher, and the 30 percent evaluation for cervical spondylosis, but no higher. It also granted a 40 percent rating for radiculopathy right upper extremity from March 2, 2020.

The Board denied service connection for allergies, sinusitis, chest pain, and a neck disability as the evidence did not support the presence of these conditions during or related to active service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for cervical and lumbar spine disabilities to correct a duty to assist error, specifically related to obtaining complete service treatment records and an adequate medical opinion.

The appeal was withdrawn by the Veteran, and therefore, it is dismissed.