Neck / cervical spine decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for IBS, chronic fatigue syndrome, and increased ratings for bilateral foot conditions and bilateral hearing loss. The TBI, cervical spine, left knee, right knee, lower left extremity neurological condition, lower right extremity neurological condition, and neuropathy of the right ankle residuals were remanded.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for the Veteran's cervical spine disability and service connection for left knee arthritis post arthroplasty, right knee degenerative arthritis, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings due to ongoing deficiencies in VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for a cervical spine disability, finding that the evidence did not support an in-service injury or disease and that there was no chronicity of symptoms during service. The Veteran's current condition is not related to his service-connected left shoulder disability.

The Board granted and denied various ratings for the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including a 10 percent rating for left knee disability with recurrent lateral instability, a 20 percent rating for cervical spine disability from July 20, 2017, to September 18, 2022, and a 30 percent rating from September 19, 2022. The Board also granted ratings of 20 percent or less for the Veteran's upper and lower extremity radiculopathy disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for cervical spine intervertebral disc syndrome and associated left and right cervical radiculopathy, but remanded claims related to a disability rating for chronic lumbosacral strain and bilateral ankle conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for increased ratings for cervical and lumbar spine disabilities, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the current severity of his conditions.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection for right and left knee, cervical spine, lumbosacral spine, and insomnia disabilities. The issues of service connection for a disability of the left and right hips were remanded.

The Board granted an increased initial rating of 10 percent for dyspnea and denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for rhinitis. The claims for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, cervical spine disability, and lumbar spine disability were remanded.

The Board granted readjudication of the claims for service connection for a cervical spine and left shoulder disabilities based on new and relevant evidence, but remanded both claims for further development.

The Board denied service connection for multiple spine and musculoskeletal conditions, finding no evidence linking the Veteran's current disabilities to his active military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection, earlier effective dates, and increased ratings as the evidence did not support a favorable outcome.

The Board granted service connection for lumbar spine degenerative disc disease and cervical DDD, finding that these conditions are related to in-service back and neck injuries.

The claims for service connection for a right arm condition and a right wrist condition were dismissed as the Veteran did not file a Notice of Disagreement within one year of the February 2019 rating decision which denied these conditions.

The Board denied service connection for a right shoulder disability and cervical spine disability, as there was no evidence of a current disability related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection for cervical strain with spinal stenosis and cervical spondylosis, right shoulder strain, right upper extremity radiculopathy, and left upper extremity radiculopathy due to clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in an April 8, 2014, rating decision.

The Board granted service connection for a neck condition and a left shoulder condition, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The claims for an acquired psychiatric condition and a heart condition were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for a neck and skin disability to correct a duty to assist error, requiring an examination to determine if these conditions are related to service.

The Veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder mixed with depression was granted a 70 percent rating from July 23, 2022.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including a low back disability, neck disability, nerve damage of the neck, back, and hip, liver cirrhosis, stroke, migraines, ovarian disability, heart disability, seizure disorder, and right ear disability.