Neck / cervical spine decisions — 2025

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disability, bilateral pes planus, neck disability, diabetes mellitus, type II, hypertension (claimed as high blood pressure), and erectile dysfunction to correct an error by the AOJ to satisfy its duty to assist the claimant under 38 U.S.C. § 5103A.

The Board denied service connection for a vision disability and remanded claims for back, neck, headache, ankle, respiratory, and dental disabilities.

The Board granted an effective date of February 1, 2010 for the award of service connection for right upper extremity radiculopathy and a 20 percent rating. It also granted initial evaluations of 30 percent for degenerative joint disease and degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine from October 28, 1999.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a cervical spine disability and cervical radiculopathy of the upper extremities to correct a duty to assist error that occurred prior to the October 2021 decision on appeal.

The Board denied the claims for earlier effective dates, increased ratings, and service connection due to insufficient evidence linking the conditions to active service or other presumptive exposures.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and earlier effective dates to allow VA to obtain additional evidence.

The appeal for entitlement to service connection for a neck disability was withdrawn by the appellant's representative.

The Board remands all claims for new VA medical opinions in accordance with the holding in Spicer v. McDonough, which addresses the correct legal standards for secondary service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support a compensable evaluation or service connection for any of the conditions appealed.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, right shoulder disability, left elbow disability, right elbow disability, left ankle disability, and right ankle disability as the evidence did not support a finding of a current disability related to service. The claims for psychiatric disability, obstructive sleep apnea, left eye disability, right eye disability, cervical spine disability, and left shoulder disability were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for left shoulder strain and degenerative arthritis and intervertebral disc syndrome of the cervical spine, but remanded claims for left knee condition and traumatic brain injury.

The Board denied service connection for Tietze syndrome, a left pectoral tear injury, anemia, and herpes simplex type 1. The initial ratings for various conditions were also denied.

The appeal concerning service connection for a rib fracture was dismissed due to the Veteran not timely filing a VA Form 10182 with the July 2022 rating decision appealed herein. The other claims were remanded for further development.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for cervical strain, Chiari malformation, and dizziness due to a need for additional development of evidence.

The appeal for an effective date prior to May 4, 2015, and higher disability ratings for the service-connected cervical strain, left and right hip limitations of adduction, extension, and flexion were dismissed due to a claims processing error.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded claims for service connection for a neck disability, back disability, left ankle disability, right ankle disability, left foot disability, and right foot disability.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine and bilateral hip disabilities to ensure adequate medical examinations are conducted.

The appeal for service connection for a cervical spine disability was withdrawn by the Veteran, and the case is dismissed.

The appeal for service connection for cervical degenerative arthritis with degenerative disc disease other than intervertebral disc syndrome was denied as the evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's claimed cervical spine disorder is related to service.

The Board denied service connection for a right knee disability and dismissed appeals for left shoulder, acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD), left knee, neck, back, and right shoulder disabilities due to untimeliness of the appeal.