Neck / cervical spine decisions — 2026

The Board denied service connection for a lower and middle back disability, including degenerative arthritis of the spine, lumbar degenerative disc disease, spondylosis, and foraminal stenosis.,The Board also denied service connection for a neck disability, including degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine, cervical degenerative disc disease, spondylosis, foraminal stenosis, and anterolisthesis.

Service connection for a left knee disability is dismissed.,Service connection for headaches is granted. Service connection for back, dental, neck, and psychiatric disabilities (PTSD and anxiety) are denied.,Entitlement to service connection for right knee disability remains pending.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's lumbar spine, cervical spine, left hip pain, and right knee pain disabilities as secondary to his service-connected left knee disability.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's mid-thoracic strain (back condition) and cervical strain (neck condition).,Both conditions are found to be related to the Veteran's active-duty service.

The Veteran's appeal seeking an effective date prior to April 3, 2018 for the grant of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability and for eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35; a compensable rating for service-connected dry eye syndrome; and readjudication of previously denied claims of service connection for neck muscle spasms, neuropathy (claimed as deep-seated itch in the neck, shoulders, and arms), left upper extremity radiculopathy, right upper extremity radiculopathy, and spondylosis of the cervical spine, with submission of new and relevant evidence, is dismissed.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations to clarify the nature and etiology of his claimed disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's neck, back, shoulder, hip, and knee disabilities, finding that these conditions are related to his active military service.

The Board has granted service connection for depressive disorder, cervical strain (claimed as cervical spine condition), lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease, tinnitus, endometriosis, female sexual arousal disorder, and urinary frequency. The Veteran's claims for these conditions are supported by medical evidence linking them to her military service.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of migraine headaches, cervical strain, TMJ, sinusitis, bilateral ingrown toenails, and a bilateral ankle condition. Service connection was granted for right knee pain with an initial compensable rating assigned for left leg shin splints and right leg shin splints.

The Veteran's service connection claims for COPD, sleep apnea, and bilateral hearing loss are granted. The remaining conditions (headaches, left ankle disorder, left knee disorder, left hip disorder, back disorder, cervical spine disorder, tremors of the right upper extremity, tremors of the left upper extremity, anxiety disorder, and depression) were denied as not related to service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a cervical spine condition with IVDS, finding that his current disability is at least as likely as not related to an in-service injury during the Gulf War.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher disability rating for his service-connected cervical spine degenerative disc disease with spinal stenosis is remanded due to the failure to schedule and conduct a VA examination within the AMA evidentiary window.

The Board has granted service connection for cervical and lumbar spine disorders, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to the submission of new and relevant evidence. The Veteran's claim is being readjudicated.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's cervical spine condition, finding that it is related to his military service. The decision is based on a medical opinion linking the current condition to his service in Afghanistan.

The Veteran's ratings for cervical radiculopathy in both upper extremities were reduced from 40% and 30%, respectively, to 20%. The Board found that the procedural requirements for reduction of disability ratings were not properly followed and restored the original ratings.

The Board has granted service connection for cervical stenosis with intervertebral disc syndrome and facet arthropathy. The claims of entitlement to service connection for right foot pain, right hip condition, right knee condition, and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy are remanded due to a duty-to-assist error.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for cervical spine disability and headaches due to inadequate medical opinions. The Veteran is seeking service connection for these conditions, which are currently not service-connected.

The Veteran's cervical intervertebral disc syndrome resulted in functional equivalent of ankylosis, warranting a rating of 40 percent.

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea, thoracolumbar spine disability, and cervical spine disability. The Veteran's conditions are found to have begun during active service and continue since.