Neck / cervical spine Board decisions

The Board found that the Veteran's current cervical spine disability is not etiologically related to service and denied his claim for service connection. For the right femur fracture, the case was REMANDED due to insufficient detail in the previous examination report.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination and medical opinion regarding the Veteran's cervical spine disability and its relationship to his service-connected thoracolumbar spine disability.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his cervical spine disorder is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and review of records.

The Veteran's arthritis of the cervical spine is service-connected, and he has a noncompensable rating for facial numbness. The scars from his surgeries are rated at 30 percent.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for degenerative disc disease of the cervical and lumbar spines have been dismissed as he has withdrawn his appeal.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities were not continuously rated totally disabling for at least five years from the date of his separation from service, and he did not meet the requirement of being a former prisoner of war who died after September 30, 1999. Therefore, DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 were denied.

The Board denied service connection for a cervical spine disorder and did not reopen the claim for lumbosacral spine disorder due to lack of evidence.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge (VLJ). The claims of service connection for various disabilities are pending.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed disabilities are not related to his active military service and have therefore denied these claims.

The Board has determined that further case development is required before issuance of a decision on the matters on appeal. The Veteran needs to provide VA treatment records, clarify his employment benefits related to spine conditions, and undergo updated examinations for his lumbosacral spine disorder and any newly diagnosed cervical spine condition.

The Veteran's right knee disability, bilateral hip disability, acquired psychiatric disorder, polymyalgia rheumatica, back disability, neck disability, and weight gain and obesity are not considered service-connected as they are deemed to be secondary to his service-connected left knee disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a disability of the cervical spine, as well as his increased rating claims for the left and right knees. The decision also noted that new evidence did not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim of whether a disability of the cervical spine was incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to a scheduling issue for a hearing before the Board. The case will be processed in accordance with established appellate procedure.

The Veteran's claim for an undiagnosed illness manifested by muscle or joint pains was denied as there is no objective evidence of chronic disability resulting from such symptoms.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus. However, the evidence does not relate to a disease or injury in service, thus the claim remains denied.

The Veteran's cervical spine disability, diagnosed as chronic cervical strain and cervical disc disease, was incurred in service. The Board grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection of a right hip disorder and granted it, assigning a 10 percent rating effective June 1, 2006. The cervical spine disorder claim was also granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current disability related to service for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. The preponderance of evidence is against finding that these conditions had their onset or were otherwise related to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for tinea pedis, low back disability, facial skin disability, neck disability, and tinnitus. The decisions were based on a lack of evidence showing continuity of symptomatology or direct link to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current right shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis, upper back disorder, and residuals of a neck injury are not related to service.,There is no evidence showing these conditions were incurred or aggravated during active duty.