Neck / cervical spine decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for cervical spine disability with arthritis and lumbosacral spine disability with arthritis, but remanded the claims for left knee and right knee disabilities.

The Board denied a combined rating higher than 90 percent for the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for chronic sinusitis, left hip bursitis, and bilateral plantar fasciitis. The claims for herpes, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), a higher rating for shin splints, lumbosacral strain, and cervical/uterine polyps were denied.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea on a direct basis and remanded the claims for secondary service connection and cervical spine conditions.

The appeal for service connection for multiple disabilities, including cervical spine, lumbar spine, right knee, right lower extremity nerve, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus, is remanded due to the VA Regional Office's failure to comply with its duty to assist by making additional attempts to schedule the Veteran for examinations.

The Board granted service connection for cervical spine arthritis and left upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome based on a favorable nexus opinion from the Veteran's treating physician.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and remanded several other claims for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an initial compensable rating for erectile dysfunction and remanded issues related to service connection for a neck disability and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for readjudication of the service connection claim for cervical strain as new and relevant evidence was not received.

The Board denied service connection for a cervical spine condition, finding no evidence of an in-service injury or that the current disability is related to service.

The Veteran was granted a temporary total disability rating for two months due to convalescence after cervical spine surgery, but the claims for increased ratings for his service-connected conditions were denied.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities and denied increased ratings for the Veteran's cervical spine, lumbar spine, and PTSD.

The Board dismissed the appeal for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for anxiety condition with insomnia disorder and denied service connection for right and left ankle conditions, pes planus, and a foot disability other than pes planus. The Board granted service connection for a foot disability other than pes planus and remanded claims for service connection for midback pain, cervical spine pain with disc herniation, and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for herpes genitalia and remanded the claims for service connection for a right shoulder disorder, cervical spine disorder, and thoracic spine disorder.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and remanded the claims for degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine, left upper extremity radiculopathy, and right upper extremity radiculopathy.

The Board denied service connection for cervical spine, right leg, stress, right ankle, right knee, OSA, and left leg disabilities as there was no evidence of a current disability or a link to in-service events.

The appeal was dismissed due to the untimely submission of a notice of disagreement within one year of the May 2014 rating decision.

The Board granted service connection for cervical strain, left shoulder strain, right shoulder strain, and bilateral upper extremity radiculopathy based on new and relevant evidence submitted by the Veteran.

The appeal regarding service connection for a neck disability and an increased rating for GERD was dismissed, while the issue of entitlement to a rating in excess of 20 percent for intervertebral disc syndrome, degenerative disc disease lumbar spine L5-S1 is remanded.

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) for the period on appeal, as the Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to maintain gainful employment.