Neck / cervical spine Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran's cervical spine disability does not meet or approximate the criteria for a rating in excess of 40 percent.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current lumbar and cervical spine disabilities are related to his in-service basketball injury, granting service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for additional development of evidence.

The Veteran's adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood is found to be incurred in service, while the cervical spine disability and bilateral shoulder disability are not related to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine is not etiologically related to service, and thus denied her claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including new VA examinations to assess the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected cervical spine and left shoulder disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine, finding no evidence linking her current condition to any event or injury during active military service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a new VA examination to evaluate the severity of his service-connected disabilities and an opinion on whether he is unemployable due to these conditions.

The Veteran's spine disabilities are being remanded for additional development, including obtaining records from a private care physician who treated the Veteran.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a head scar, residual of a traumatic head injury in November 2003. The Veteran has submitted new evidence that does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate his claim.

The Veteran's service-connected lumbar disc disease, L5-S1, with scoliosis and spondylosis is currently rated at 20 percent. The Veteran's service-connected degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine with spondylosis is also rated at 20 percent.

The Board found that no new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the Veteran's claims for service connection for a cervical spine strain, schizophrenia, right ear hearing loss, degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine, or fibromyositis. The effective dates for increased disability ratings were also denied.

The Board denied the appellant's claim of entitlement to compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for residuals, anterior cervical discectomy C5-6, status-post fusion due to VA lack of proper care/negligence in providing surgical treatment because the newly received evidence did not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of any service-connected right hip/thigh, left ankle, or cervical spine disability.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated medical records and scheduling VA examinations to address the nature and etiology of his claimed disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination to determine the current nature and severity of the Veteran's cervical spine disability. The claim will be reconsidered following this additional evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a cervical spine disorder and right knee disability, finding that his pre-existing conditions did not worsen during active military service.

The Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for left knee, right knee, and cervical spine disorders have been remanded due to the need for additional evidence.

The Veteran's claims for an increased rating for his left shoulder disability and service connection for a cervical spine disability are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling the Veteran for a VA orthopedic examination.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current left lower extremity disability due to service, but his service-connected degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine warrants an initial rating of 20 percent. The anxiety disorder is rated as 30 percent disabling.