Neck / cervical spine Board decisions

The Veteran has a combined rating of 100% for her service-connected disabilities. However, she does not have an employment handicap and has overcome the effects of her vocational impairment due to her service-connected conditions. Therefore, she is not entitled to additional vocational rehabilitation benefits under Chapter 31.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine the etiology of the Veteran's cervical spine and left shoulder disabilities, including whether they are related to his service-connected right shoulder disability.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU is being remanded due to the need to obtain additional medical records and provide a retrospective medical opinion regarding his ability to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's GERD is found to be proximately due to his use of NSAIDs for service-connected pes cavus, and thus granted service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining service treatment records and private medical records. The Veteran's claims of service connection for lumbar and cervical spine disabilities are pending.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for a cervical spine disorder that he believes is secondary to his service-connected lumbosacral spine disability. The Board has determined that further examination and opinion are needed before this claim can be decided.

The Board finds that the Veteran's cervical spine disability is related to his active service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's lumbar scoliosis with facet arthrosis and cervical degenerative arthritis were not rated higher than the assigned evaluations from January 24, 2009 to December 19, 2013 and since December 20, 2013 respectively.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, right shoulder disability, cervical spine disability, bilateral hearing loss, sleep apnea, migraine headaches, and gastrointestinal disability have been denied.,New evidence has reopened the claims for service connection for right shoulder and cervical spine disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for low back, cervical spine and bilateral knee conditions are being remanded due to inadequate opinions from the VA examiners. The case will be returned to the Board for further review.

The Veteran's appeal for higher ratings on several service-connected disabilities and for service connection for additional conditions has been withdrawn. The Veteran's daughter, M.E.W., is recognized as the 'helpless child' of the Veteran for VA compensation purposes.

The Veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for cervical spine spondylosis is remanded as the RO has not issued a Statement of the Case (SOC) with respect to this issue. The Veteran's claim for a temporary total rating for convalescence due to cervical spine surgery on July 26, 2002 is denied.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including VA examinations and the retrieval of relevant Social Security Administration (SSA) records.

The Veteran's service connection claims for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, cervical spine disorder, and TMJ dysfunction have been granted. Effective February 9, 2011, he is rated at 100% for Parkinson's disease residuals of the right and left upper extremities, and 80% for Parkinson's disease residuals of the left lower extremity.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for cervical spine degenerative arthritis and degenerative disc disease, finding no evidence of a chronic disability during or within one year after service discharge.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a cervical spine disorder, finding that his condition was not causally or etiologically related to any disease, injury, or incident in service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to the need for an addendum opinion regarding whether any current cervical spine disorder or bilateral upper extremity radiculopathy is related to a service-connected condition.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the claims for service connection for a cervical spine/neck condition and a head condition.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and consideration of new evidence. The issues include service connection, depression ratings, lumbar spine, right lower extremity neuropathy, cervical spine, and right knee disabilities.

The Veteran's low back disability is service-connected, but the claim for a separate left shoulder disability and psychiatric disorder remains pending.,The Veteran has submitted evidence that suggests his current disabilities may be related to his service-connected cervical spine disability.