Neck / cervical spine Board decisions

The Board has determined that there is no evidence of current cervical radiculopathy and the Veteran's claims for service connection are denied.

The Board has found that the Veteran's current neck disability is not etiologically related to his active service and denied his claim for service connection. The claims for back, left knee, and right knee disabilities are remanded due to incomplete medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the claims for additional development due to inadequate opinions in a previous VA examination.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for low back pain. However, the claim for service connection for neck disability remains denied as there is no credible evidence linking the current condition to military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current diagnoses of acquired psychiatric disorder, shoulder disability, neck disability, low back disability, and tinnitus do not meet the criteria for service connection based on direct evidence. The Veteran did not have any relevant symptoms or diagnoses during service, and there is no competent medical opinion linking his current conditions to his military service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA outpatient records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the nature of his current neck and back disabilities and their relationship to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's cervical spine disorder is not related to his military service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran, which includes a letter from the Department of the Army verifying his involvement in a helicopter crash during active service. The VA examiner's opinion is inadequate as it relied on an inaccurate factual predicate.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded to determine if his service-connected disabilities, including lumbar spine and cervical spine conditions, diabetes mellitus, and compression fracture of T-7, preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation. The claim will also be considered for extraschedular TDIU under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(b).

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current neck disability, diagnosed as cervical strain with cervical stenosis and degenerative joint disease, is etiologically related to an injury incurred during his active service. Therefore, the claim for service connection for a neck disability is granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's cervical degenerative arthritis with stenosis is a direct result of service, and thus grants service connection.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the Veteran's claims for service connection for neck, right hand, left hand, right hip, left hip, and left foot disabilities. However, the Veteran was granted service connection for a low back disability in April 2014.,The VA examiner opined that it is at least as likely as not that any current neck, right hand, left hand, right hip, left hip, and left foot disabilities are related to and/or had their onset during the Veteran's periods of service.

The Board denied service connection for impingement of a nerve and cervical spine disability, finding no medical evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for a back disability and granted it. The Veteran's chest pain is not considered to be related to his military service.

The Veteran's cervicalgia with dizziness and cervical spine stenosis and spondylosis are related to his duties as a pilot during military service, and the Board grants service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for right knee, cervical spine, and low back disabilities were denied as the evidence did not establish current diagnoses or a link to service.

The Board found no evidence to support the Veteran's claims of service connection for cervical and lumbar spine disorders, concluding that these conditions are not related to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine and numbness and loss of dexterity of the bilateral hands as secondary to service-connected conditions. The Veteran's current diagnoses were not related to military service or found to be aggravated by his service-connected lumbar spine disability.

The Board determined that the Veteran does not have current residuals of a traumatic brain injury, and therefore cannot establish service connection for this condition. The cervical spine disorder, thoracic spine disorder, and left upper extremity disorder are also not related to active duty service.

The Veteran's appeal involves multiple service-connected disabilities, including hematuria, left wrist fracture residuals, lumbar and cervical spine conditions, hip and knee disorders, as well as a right great toe bunion. The issues are related to the evaluation of these conditions.