Neck / cervical spine decisions — 2025

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral pes cavus, left wrist tenosynovitis, neck sprain with cervicalgia and cervical spondylosis, nasal turbinate hypertrophy, and seborrheic dermatitis, tinea pedis, and onychomycosis of the nails.

The appeal for a rating in excess of 20 percent for cervical strain is remanded due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for a cervical spine disorder but denied service connection for psoriasis, varicose veins, nodule on right thyroid, sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, and gynecological disorder.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's back and neck conditions, as well as service connection for major depressive disorder, left knee condition, and right knee condition.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and denied increased ratings for tinnitus, back scar, cervical spine disability, and right upper extremity radiculopathy. However, a 50 percent rating was granted for the right upper extremity radiculopathy.

The Board granted a total disability rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities and basic eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits, but denied an increased rating for PTSD with alcohol use disorder.

The appeal for service connection for low back and neck disabilities was dismissed as there is no case or controversy before the Board on these issues at this time.

The Board remands the service connection claims for a brain lesion, cervical spine disability, respiratory issues, residuals of prostate cancer, and GERD due to the need for additional development, including obtaining outstanding service records, verifying potential herbicide exposure, and providing VA examinations.

The Board remands the claim for an appropriate VA examination to assess the nature and current level of severity of the Veteran's service-connected mild degenerative changes of cervical spine with spinal stenosis with myelomalacia at C5-6.

The Board granted service connection for a chronic cervical spine disability but denied service connection for a chronic left knee disability and residuals from a traumatic brain injury (TBI).

The Board denied service connection for a lumbar spine disability and a cervical spine disability as the evidence did not establish that these conditions began during active service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.

The Veteran is entitled to a total disability rating for individual unemployability (TDIU) from June 2, 2010, to March 13, 2014.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for a neck disability and right shoulder disability due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his thoracolumbar and cervical spine disabilities, left and right lower extremity radiculopathy, and lumbar laminectomy procedures scar.

The Board remands the matter for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's neck disability is related to his service, specifically an in-service running accident.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including the lumbar spine disorder, cervical spine disorder, shoulder disorders, cauda equina syndrome, neurogenic bowel disorder, erectile dysfunction, and various radiculopathies. The dental disorder and left ankle disorder were dismissed.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left shoulder, right shoulder, and neck disabilities to obtain additional medical opinions regarding their etiology.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the award of service connection and remanded claims for increased ratings due to insufficient evidence regarding the impact of medication on the severity of the Veteran's conditions.

The Board granted service connection for sinusitis pursuant to the PACT Act and increased ratings for cervical strain and degenerative disc disease, left sided cervical radiculopathy, irritable bowel syndrome, and left lateral collateral ligament sprain.

The Board remands the claim for a neck disability, to include neck pain, for the AOJ to notify the Veteran of his right to a pre-decisional hearing.