Neck / cervical spine decisions — 2026

The Board has granted secondary service connection for cervical spine strain and headaches, finding that these conditions are related to the Veteran's service-connected left AC joint injury.

The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal for service connection of cervical pain with C6-C7 spasm due to the grant of a permanent and total disability rating for TDIU, making further benefits from this claim moot.

The Board has granted an earlier effective date of July 11, 2019 for the grant of service connection for cervical arthritis, stenosis, and myelopathy. The claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is denied due to lack of evidence supporting a causal relationship with service-connected conditions or other factors.

Your neck disability has already been granted service connection during the appeal process, so we are dismissing your request to reconsider this decision.

The Veteran's TDIU claim from October 16, 2009 is granted.,The initial rating claims for degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine and spinal stenosis are dismissed as moot due to the grant of a TDIU.

The Veteran withdrew all service connection claims for various conditions, including arthritis of the lower extremities, cervical spine disability, low back disability, bilateral eye disability, heart disability, hypertension, kidney disability, insomnia, and psychiatric disability. The Board dismissed these appeals as a result.

Service connection is granted for low back and neck disabilities, but denied for eye contusion, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), conjunctivitis, left shoulder disability, and left ring finger disability.,The Veteran's current diagnoses of low back and cervical spine DDD are presumed service connected due to continuity of symptoms since service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current disability for each of his claimed orthopedic conditions, and there is no evidence to support a finding that any such disabilities are related to service.,Service connection was denied for all of the Veteran's orthopedic complaints as they were not shown to be related to service.

The Board has remanded the issue of service connection for a cervical spine disability due to an inadequate examination and factual premise. The Veteran's lay statements regarding his service-connected left knee disability causing a fall in 1998 that caused or aggravated his cervical spine disability need to be addressed.

The Veteran's neck disability, rated at 30 percent, is denied a higher rating as there is no evidence of unfavorable ankylosis or other disabling conditions that would warrant a higher rating.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to failure to comply with previous directives regarding verification of his address and scheduling of VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for thoracolumbar spine disorder (degenerative arthritis) and cervical spine disorder (cervical strain), finding that the evidence did not support a link to service. The claim for nosebleeds was also denied as there is no current diagnosis.,Service connection was granted for multiple myeloma prior to August 10, 2022, on a direct basis.

The Board denied service connection for left ankle, right shoulder, left shoulder, right knee, left knee, and cervical spine disabilities as they are not related to the Veteran's service or a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered her unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment from January 1, 2010 to December 4, 2018.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation at the intermediate rate between 38 U.S.C. § 1114 subsections (n) and (o) due to multiple service-connected disabilities independently rated at 50 percent or more.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for service connection for degenerative arthritis of spine and cervical strain due to insufficient medical opinion regarding direct, secondary, or aggravation causation.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including loss of bowel control and multilevel spondylosis, have resulted in a need for regular aid and attendance. The claim is granted subject to the laws governing payment of monetary benefits.

The Veteran's appeals for increased disability ratings and the proposed reduction in his cervical spine disability rating have been withdrawn, resulting in their dismissal.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of various disabilities due to the Veteran's death during the appeal process.