Neck / cervical spine decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for back disability, to include lumbosacral strain and thoracic strain, and cervical strain with degenerative arthritis due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including a thyroid condition, bilateral foot disability, tinnitus, cervical spine disability, hypertension heart condition, lumbar spine disability, and psychiatric disability, as the evidence did not support a finding that any of these conditions were incurred in or related to active service.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of March 22, 2010, for service connection for a cervical strain based on the Veteran's Statement in Support of Claim and VA Form 21-4142.

The Board denied service connection for hemorrhoids, a hand disability (arthritis of hands), sleep apnea, and a cervical spine disorder (acute cervical strain) as there is no evidence to support the claims.

The Board denied service connection for right elbow, left elbow, sinusitis, and cervicalgia disabilities, as well as an initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for other conditions due to a lack of evidence.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for cervical strain to schedule a VA medical examination due to an inadequate private medical opinion and to obtain a more complete record.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for cervical sprain and thoracolumbar strain, as well as dismissed her claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board denied service connection for a cervical spine disability and erectile dysfunction, remanded the claims for obstructive sleep apnea and left shoulder disability due to pre-decisional errors in the prior VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for a cervical spine disability, a right foot disability, and tension headaches, and granted an initial rating of 50 percent for the tension headaches. The other issues were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for a left shoulder disability, radiculopathy of the right and left arms as secondary to cervical spine strain, chronic sinusitis, left ankle strain, cervical spine strain, and lumbar strain. An initial rating was assigned for each condition.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for all issues related to initial disability ratings.

The Board granted service connection for degenerative disc disease and degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine, but remanded claims for left and right hip conditions.

The Board granted initial disability ratings of 20 percent for cervical strain and lumbosacral and thoracic strain, 30 percent for left foot plantar fasciitis and right foot plantar fasciitis, and 30 percent for vertigo. The TMD and psychiatric disorder claims were denied.

The Board denied service connection for right and left lower extremity neuropathy as well as cervical strain, finding no evidence of a current disability in the records.

The Board reopened the claim for service connection for pneumonia and bronchitis, but dismissed the claim for a lumbar spine disability. The remaining claims were remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for cervical strain (claimed as stiff neck), tinea pedis, and bilateral foot condition with swelling and pain due to a lack of evidence supporting a direct relationship between the claimed conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was dismissed due to an untimely Notice of Disagreement. The claims for service connection for left ankle, right ankle, cervical spine, and left tinea pedis disabilities were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, right lower extremity nerve damage, low back disability, and genital warts. The neck disability claim was remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's request to reopen a previously denied claim of service connection for a cervical spine condition, as no new and relevant evidence was submitted.