Neck / cervical spine Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a cervical spine (neck) disability, as secondary to his service-connected low back disability, is being remanded due to the need for additional evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected cervical and lumbar spine disabilities rendered her unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment prior to July 21, 2014. The Board finds the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether she was unemployable due to these conditions.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for back and cervical spine disabilities due to a lack of definitive opinion regarding their etiology. The claims will be reconsidered after an examination.

The Veteran's petition to reopen his previously denied claims of entitlement to service connection for a left shoulder disorder and bilateral knee disorders has been granted. The issues of secondary service connection have also been remanded.,A VA examination is needed to determine the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral hallux rigidus (limitus), 1st MTP joints with degenerative changes, status post left hammertoe correction and 1st MTP joint fusion; residuals of a scar on the left foot, status post nerve removal; and scar of the right foot.

The Board has remanded the claims for neck disability, back disability, bilateral foot neurological disorder, and left arm neurological disorder due to insufficient examination findings and need for further development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and medical opinions.

The Veteran's initial and increased ratings for left knee disability, right knee disability, cervical spine disability prior to December 19, 2017, and lumbar spine disability as of December 19, 2017 have been denied.

The Veteran's hemorrhoid disability is granted as service-connected. The Board dismissed the appeals for earlier effective dates and remanded several issues related to his spine, knees, hearing loss, sleep apnea, coronary artery disease, hypertension, varicocele, and epididymitis.

The Veteran's cervical spine disorder is rated at 10 percent, but no more. The lumbar strain and bilateral knee disorders are each rated at 10 percent.,PTSD was granted a 70 percent rating prior to January 31, 2014, with the possibility of an increased rating from that date onwards.

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary for the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including cervical spine disorder, adjustment disorder with depressed mood, residuals of a right hip fracture, chronic kidney disease, and migraine headaches. The claims are being remanded to allow for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's psychiatric disability is not service-connected.,Her left and right knee disabilities are not service-connected.,Her back and neck disabilities are not service-connected.,Her respiratory, cardiovascular, GERD, benign neoplasm/lipoma removal, and migraines are not service-connected.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the submission of new and material evidence. The cervical spine disability claim is being reopened, but further examination and opinion are needed regarding the right upper arm/shoulder disability, myofascial pain syndrome (MPS), and migraines.

The Board has granted service connection for an ulcer disability. The issues of service connection for the remaining conditions are remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the Veteran's cervical myelopathy, including whether it is related to service and if it was aggravated by a service-connected condition.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for neck and back disabilities due to the need for additional medical examinations.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection for various conditions and denied reopening of his claims. However, it granted reopening of a claim for prostate cancer due to herbicide exposure and assigned an effective date of March 10, 2003.

The Veteran's claims for cervical spine disability and lupus service connection are remanded. The claim for a rating in excess of 20 percent for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine is also remanded, as well as his request for a temporary total rating due to surgery for a pain pump. His TDIU claim is linked to these issues.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim of entitlement to a disability evaluation in excess of 20 percent for intervertebral disc syndrome with degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine due to new evidence indicating worsening of her condition. The case is now pending for further action.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for back and cervical spine disabilities, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.