Neck / cervical spine Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for VA examinations and rescheduling of previously requested examinations.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for post-operative residuals of fusion of the cervical ribs, thoracic outlet syndrome, right and left upper extremities is being remanded due to inadequate examination reports. A new VA examination is required to assess the severity of his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for cervical spondylosis is being remanded due to inadequate examination and the need for additional evidence.

Service connection for the thoracolumbar spine disability is granted, with an initial 30 percent rating effective from August 30, 2007. Increased ratings are denied for the cervical spine and PTSD prior to March 7, 2011, as well as TDIU prior to October 13, 2010.

The Board has granted service connection for meralgia paresthetica and neuropathy of the right thigh, carpal tunnel syndrome of the left wrist, diabetes mellitus type II, and sleep apnea. The effective date is set at April 7, 2014.

The Veteran's claims for cervical spine and lumbar spine disabilities are granted with an effective date of July 20, 2006.

The Veteran's back disorder is at least as likely as not aggravated by her service-connected bilateral pes planus, and thus service connection for a back disorder is granted.

The Board has ordered additional development to determine if the Veteran's claimed disabilities are related to his service-connected bilateral plantar fasciitis with pes planus.

The Board found that the Veteran's low back and neck disabilities were not incurred in or aggravated by service, nor are they proximately due to a service-connected disability. The VA examinations did not establish a direct link between the current disabilities and service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings are being remanded due to the need to obtain additional medical records and determine effective dates.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for a bilateral foot disorder and carpal tunnel syndrome of the right upper extremity before a decision was made by the Board.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn due to his former attorney representative indicating he wishes to withdraw the appeals for neck disability, back disability, bilateral hearing loss disability, and bilateral tinnitus.

The Board is reopening the claims for cervical and lumbar spine disorders, but remanding them to the RO for further development due to a lack of a VA compensation examination addressing their etiology.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for the issues of entitlement to a rating in excess of 20 percent for degenerative disc disease, cervical spine, and entitlement to service connection for right arm numbness, including as secondary to degenerative disc disease, cervical spine.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including the scheduling of a new VA examination to determine the current level of severity of his increased rating claims on appeal.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence to support the Veteran's claims for service connection for a neck disability and a neurological disability of the left upper extremity, as his symptoms did not manifest in service or within the applicable presumptive period. The VA examinations provided clear opinions against these claims.

The Veteran's cervical disorder is found to be as likely as not caused by his service-connected low back disorder, and thus he is granted service connection for this condition on a secondary basis.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and a new VA examination. The examiner will provide opinions on whether the Veteran's cervical spine condition was caused or aggravated by his service-connected low back injury.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining missing service treatment records and conducting VA examinations.