Neck / cervical spine decisions — 2025

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for service connection for back condition, neck condition, and headaches due to untimely filing of the appeal forms.

The Board granted service connection for right lower extremity radiculopathy and denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for the cervical spine disability.

The Board granted service connection for a neck condition, bilateral shoulder condition, headaches, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and cervical vertigo.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including a psychiatric disability and neurological conditions, due to missing service records.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include anxiety, depression, severe alcohol use disorder and moderate cocaine use disorder due to military sexual trauma (MST), and granted increased ratings for certain service-connected disabilities. The claim for dizziness was dismissed, as was the entitlement to a TDIU.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including acute sinusitis, cervical spine strain, and various musculoskeletal injuries, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions began during active service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury.

The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's deviated nasal septum, residuals nose fracture and remanded several other issues including service connection for a cervical spine condition, ratings for back injury with degenerative disc disease and left wrist fracture, and TDIU.

The Board granted service connection for a cervical spine disability as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected end stage renal disease, finding that the Veteran's cervical spine disability was aggravated by his kidney condition.

The Board granted service connection for recurrent rhabdomyolysis, but remanded the claims for cervical spine disability and post-septoplasty residuals (evaluated as allergic rhinitis) for further development.

The Board denied service connection for a cervical spine disability, left and right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, and a skin disability, to include lipomas, as the evidence did not support a causal or etiological relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied service connection for a traumatic brain injury and remanded the claim for degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, myofascial pain syndrome, a back disability, and a neck disability as new and relevant evidence had not been submitted. The claims were remanded for further action regarding groin pain, fibromyalgia, and TDIU.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including left and right shoulder conditions, migraines, PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, cervical spine condition, and knee conditions, as there was no evidence of a current disability or that the claimed disabilities were related to service.

The Board remands the claim for a neck disability to include cervical spondylosis as it requires further development, including a VA examination.

The appeal for service connection for herpes and a cervical spine disability has been withdrawn by the Veteran's authorized representative.

The Board denied service connection for a left shoulder disability and a cervical spine (neck) disability as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active-duty service.

The Board denied service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, bilateral foot fungus, and neck disability. It granted service connection for hiatal hernia as secondary to GERD and denied a higher rating for GERD.

The Board denied service connection for left foot, right foot, and cervical spine disabilities as the evidence did not support a finding of current disability or a link to in-service injury or disease.

The Board granted service connection for a back disability, neck disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy based on the evidence showing that these conditions began during active service and have been continuous since separation from service.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's knee and lumbosacral conditions but granted separate 30 percent ratings for right and left knee limited extension from June 1, 2023, to September 29, 2024.