Neck / cervical spine decisions — 2025

The Board granted new and relevant evidence for the claims of entitlement to service connection for bilateral lower extremity neuropathy, bilateral upper extremity neuropathy, and right knee pain. The claims for a cervical spine disability, head injury, headaches, lumbar spine arthritis, and right hip arthritis were denied.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, a lumbar spine disability, and a cervical spine disability.

The Board remands the veteran's claims for service connection for various disorders, including shoulder, cervical spine, thoracolumbar spine, wrist, and ankle conditions, due to deficiencies in prior VA examinations.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for the Veteran's service-connected chronic post-traumatic headaches, finding that his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for various disabilities, including thoracolumbar strain, cervical strain, and others. The claims were not granted.

The Board remands the claims for a cervical spine disability rating and total unemployability due to a duty to assist error.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for cervical strain, lumbosacral strain with IVDS, and left shoulder strain as secondary to a lateral collateral ligament right ankle due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied a rating higher than 30 percent for the Veteran's cervical spine disability both prior to April 28, 2021, and from November 1, 2021.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for a neck disability, right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, and vision disability due to additional development needed.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various musculoskeletal disabilities, including lumbar spine, right hip bursitis, right shoulder, right knee, and cervical spine disabilities, to obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a lumbar spine disability and cervical spine disability to obtain additional medical opinions that adequately address the evidence of record.

The Board granted service connection for left and right foot disabilities, as well as a cervical spine disability. Service connection was denied for hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for degenerative joint disease of the thoracolumbar spine and cervical spine, finding that the evidence was approximately balanced as to whether these conditions were caused by an injury or event during active service.

The Board denied service connection for the left and right eye disabilities, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, carpal tunnel syndrome, musculoskeletal disabilities of the neck/upper back and mid/lower back, left knee disability, right knee disability, sinus disability, sleep disturbance, and throat disability as there was no evidence of a superimposed injury or disease during service.

The Board denied service connection for keratoconus and remanded claims for PTSD and cervical spine condition due to insufficient evidence.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeal for service connection for cervical strain, plantar fasciitis, PTSD, left shoulder condition, sleep apnea, and sinus condition as untimely.

The Board granted service connection for a cervical spine disability and sleep apnea, to include as secondary to service-connected PTSD.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including bilateral hearing loss, an acquired psychiatric disorder, a neck disability, a bowel disability, and a low back disability.

The Board granted service connection for cervical strain, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor. The claims for secondary service connection for bilateral upper extremity radiculopathy were remanded due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and cervical strain based on the evidence being approximately evenly balanced as to whether these conditions began during active service.