Neck / cervical spine decisions — 2025

The appeal for service connection for a neck disability, left ankle disability, and left foot disability is remanded to obtain additional medical evidence.

The Board remands the service connection claim for a cervical spine disorder due to incomplete compliance with previous remand directives.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a rating in excess of 20 percent for a neck disability, an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for left upper extremity radiculopathy, and a rating in excess of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder with depression and mood disorder (PTSD) for further development.

The Board granted service connection for lumbar, thoracic, and cervical spine disabilities based on new and relevant evidence of continuous symptoms since service.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for further development due to an inadequate medical opinion and potential missing records.

The Board dismissed the appeal for seeking concurrent and duplicate review of the rating decision, which is not allowed under the modernized review system.

The Board remands the claim for an adequate medical opinion to address the nature and etiology of the cervical spine stenosis with myelopathy, as well as any headaches related to this condition.

The Board granted service connection for a left knee disability and denied it for a right wrist disability, while remanding the claim for a cervical spine disability.

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities and an earlier effective date for the grant of basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance.

The Board denied service connection for Raynaud's syndrome, a cervical spine / neck disability, nerve damage, and a right shoulder disability. The Board also denied earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for various foot and hip disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for mechanical low back pain, musculoskeletal neck and cervical spine, and ear condition (such as earaches) based on the evidence showing that these conditions had their onset during active service with continuity of symptoms to the present.

The Board denied service connection for a left shoulder disability and a neck disability as the evidence did not support that these conditions had their onset in service or were otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.

The appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) was dismissed, and the claims for a higher rating for an acquired psychiatric disorder and service connection for a cervical spine disability were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for a neck disability, radiculopathy of the bilateral upper extremities, migraine headaches, and an acquired psychiatric disorder, while denying service connection for a bilateral elbow condition and a bladder condition. The Board also granted ratings in excess of 10 percent for limitation of flexion of the right knee from March 16, 2021, and separate 20 percent ratings for meniscus conditions of both knees.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, a compensable rating for UTIs, and an increased rating for the psychiatric disorder. The claims for hypertension, shin splints, left shoulder disability, and neck disability were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining medical opinions and providing proper notice of the Veteran's right to a hearing.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation from March 30, 2011, warranting a TDIU.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for several service-connected conditions, except for a 80 percent rating for left sciatic nerve radiculopathy and 20 percent ratings for right lower radiculopathy affecting the femoral nerve, both effective from June 1, 2023.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a cervical spine disability, finding that the evidence did not support a link between the condition and his active duty service.

The appeal for an increased rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and service connection for metatarsalgia (foot pain) (Morton's disease) (plantar fasciitis (also claimed as foot problems) was dismissed. The remaining claims were remanded for further development.