Neck / cervical spine Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral upper extremity disorder, to include radiculopathy or carpal tunnel syndrome, is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and development of records.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current neck disabilities are not causally or etiologically related to active service.

The Board denied service connection for a neck disability and found that the Veteran's low back disability did not render him unable to obtain or maintain gainful employment. The claim for TDIU was not addressed as it had already been decided against.

The Veteran's cervical spine degenerative changes have been rated as 10 percent disabling since January 4, 2006. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating prior to June 12, 2008 and from June 12, 2008 to April 11, 2011.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's lumbar and cervical spine disabilities are not service-connected as they did not manifest during his military service or within one year of separation.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's neck and knee disorders are not service-connected, as there is no evidence of chronic conditions during or within one year after service. The current diagnoses do not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the Board is dismissing the case as there are no longer any issues to be decided.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for cervical strain was denied, but she received a separate 20% rating for right-sided radiculopathy and a combined 40% rating for both conditions. The TDIU claim was granted with the additional ratings.

The Board found that the Veteran's degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine and torticollis are not related to his military service, thus denying service connection for both conditions.

The Veteran was not found to be unemployable due to service-connected disabilities prior to October 2, 2008. From October 2, 2008 to September 11, 2013, the evidence showed that he was unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including right knee and left knee disabilities, chest pain, back disability, night sweats, a psychiatric condition (claimed as sleeping problems), cervical spine disability, right shoulder disability, jaw pain, and hearing loss were denied. The Board found no evidence of current disabilities or associations with service.

The Board found that the Veteran's current cervical spine disability is unrelated to any injury, disease or other event in service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a gastrointestinal disability and a cervical spine disability, as well as his requests for increased evaluations for right PFPS with limitation of extension and flexion. The appeals were remanded multiple times due to procedural issues.

The Veteran's service connection claims for cervical spine, low back, left and right knee, and left and right ankle disabilities are denied as the evidence does not support a finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by his military service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for migraine headaches and a neck disability due to lack of evidence showing these conditions were incurred or aggravated during his military service.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for lumbosacral spine, cervical spine, and radiculopathy disabilities are being remanded due to the need for additional development regarding whether his right shoulder dislocation has caused or made worse these conditions.

The Veteran's cervical spine disability is currently rated at 20 percent, and the Board finds that an increased rating is not warranted.

Your claims of service connection for cervical spine and shoulder disorders, to include as secondary to a service-connected lumbar spine disability, have been dismissed due to lack of jurisdiction.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for spondylosis of the thoracolumbar spine has been granted. The claims for allergies, hearing loss, glaucoma, and rheumatoid arthritis and/or arthritis of the cervical spine, elbows, wrists, and hips have also been granted with appropriate ratings. Other claims were denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied as there is no evidence of a chronic condition or its manifestations during service, and the current conditions are not linked to service.,The Veteran's claims for increased disability evaluations were also denied.