Neck / cervical spine decisions — 2025

The Board grants service connection for lumbosacral strain, neck condition (anterior cervical discectomy and fusion spanning C5 to C7), left upper extremity radiculopathy, and right upper extremity radiculopathy, all as secondary to the Veteran's now service-connected lumbosacral strain.

The Board granted service connection for cervical strain with degenerative disc disease and lumbosacral strain, finding that the Veteran's injuries during service led to current disabilities.

The Board granted an effective date of October 3, 2019, for the award of service connection for tinnitus and dismissed the appeals for service connection for cervical spine disability, deviated septum, hearing loss, left wrist cyst, and ulcer condition.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a neck disability for further development, including obtaining an adequate medical opinion.

The Board remands the claim for a neck disability to obtain an addendum opinion addressing whether the Veteran's current condition is related to his service.

The Board granted a 60 percent rating for asthma, but remanded the issues of service connection for a right shoulder disability and cervical strain.

The Board dismissed service connection for a thyroid condition and ovarian cancer, as these conditions were already granted in a previous rating decision. The remaining issues are remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for a cervical spine disability and left shoulder disability, but remanded claims for a right clavicle disability, left elbow disability, right hand disability, and right shoulder disability due to new evidence being received.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as remanded certain claims for further development.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for additional development, including a VA examination to evaluate the current severity of his cervical spine disability and upper extremity radiculopathy.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a neck disability, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between the condition and his active duty service.

The Board remands the case for further development to ensure compliance with prior directives and obtain a retrospective opinion on the severity and progression of the Veteran's cervical spine disability.

The appeal for service connection of a cervical spine disability has been withdrawn and is therefore dismissed.

The Veteran's claims for special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance, loss of use of a creative organ, and service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to his service-connected conditions have been granted.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a low back disability and neck disability, as well as the claim for entitlement to a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU), for additional development.

The Board remands the veteran's claims for service connection due to outstanding records and the need for VA examinations.

The Board granted service connection for a cervical spine disability, right and left upper extremity radial and ulnar radicular pain and paresthesia as secondary to the cervical spine disability, but denied an increased rating for the hamate hook fracture of the right hand.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted restoration of a 20 percent disability rating for osteoarthritis with degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine and tenosynovitis of the thoracic spine, but denied a compensable rating for post herpetic neuralgia with neuritis of the left chest wall. The Board also denied effective dates prior to July 18, 2023, for increased ratings and service connection.

The Board granted service connection for a neck disability, back disability, and sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD with other specified depressive disorder.