Neck / cervical spine Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the cases for service connection for psychiatric disability, lumbosacral spine disability, and cervical spine disability are dismissed.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a new VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected back and neck disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for knee, PTSD, and TBI were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for service connection in any of these cases.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including the provision of VCAA notice and VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of his cervical spine condition, sleep apnea, and diabetes mellitus II.

The Board found no evidence to support the Veteran's claim that his current cervical spine disability is related to active duty or service-connected conditions, and thus denied the claim.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment prior to August 12, 2003.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient reasons and bases for denying service connection, specifically regarding continuity of symptoms since service. The Veteran's VA treatment records post-November 2012 are requested.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the Veteran's claims for service connection for cervical and thoracic DDD, as well as a skin disorder. The Veteran's current diagnoses of cervical and thoracic DDD are supported by medical records, including VA examinations and x-rays from his military service. The Board finds that these conditions are etiologically related to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability and a cervical/thoracic spine disability, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his military service. The right shoulder and right ankle disabilities remain pending.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and the need for an addendum opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's current low back and neck disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to the appellant's request for a Travel Board hearing. The issues of service connection for various disabilities remain pending.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for diabetes mellitus, type 2; depression; and REM sleep behavior disorder.

The Veteran's total and permanent disability rating due to service-connected disabilities, including his chronic cardiac disability affecting balance or propulsion, meets the criteria for a certificate of eligibility for financial assistance in the purchase of specially adapted housing.

The Veteran's appeal was granted, with a rating of 30 percent for cervical spine IVDS with arthritis and associated left upper extremity radiculopathy. Effective dates were established for the service connection awards.

The Board found that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not related to service, while his knee, hip, low back, and cervical spine disorders are related to service. The Veteran's claims for these conditions were denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for sinusitis, cervical spine degenerative joint disease prior to August 12, 2009, and cervical spine degenerative joint disease from March 19, 2010. The remaining issues of service connection for thoracolumbar spine degenerative joint disease and increased ratings for cervical spine degenerative joint disease are also remanded.

The Board has remanded the claim due to the need for additional development, including obtaining service personnel records and STRs from the Veteran's earlier period of service in 1975. The claim will be reconsidered after this additional evidence is obtained.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left foot condition, back disability, left shoulder disability, and neck disability. The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of these conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for neuropathy of the right arm associated with her cervical spine disorder was granted, effective January 8, 2008.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not have any service-connected disabilities, and therefore, her claims for service connection are denied.