Neck / cervical spine Board decisions

The veteran's left shoulder disorder is granted as it is proximately due to the service-connected limitation of supination, left arm.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for scoliosis, residuals of a head injury, and degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine. The veteran also did not receive an increased rating for his PTSD.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, cervical spondylosis, and residuals of head injury. The claim to reopen a previously denied left knee disorder was also denied.

The Board granted service connection for a cervical spine disability but denied increased ratings for the back and hearing loss disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for a cervical spine disorder and a sleep disorder secondary to the veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disorder with scoliosis, as there was no evidence of an in-service injury or chronic symptoms, and no medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The veteran withdrew his appeals for increased ratings of various conditions, including rheumatoid arthritis and bronchial asthma.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus and PTSD, as there was no evidence of in-service exposure to herbicide agents or a causal connection between the veteran's conditions and military service.

The veteran's claims for service connection for a skin disorder and cervical spine disorder were denied as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by his military service, including due to herbicide exposure.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a herniated disc of the cervical spine, finding no evidence that the disability was incurred in or aggravated by active military service and no competent medical evidence linking it to his service-connected left knee disability.

The veteran's cervical spine strain is not shown to be more severe than the currently assigned 30 percent rating, and there are no other service-connected conditions for which a higher initial disability rating can be granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for various disabilities, including migraine headaches, cervical spine, dorsal (thoracic) and lumbar spine, right wrist carpal tunnel syndrome, left wrist carpal tunnel syndrome, right knee, left knee, and left ankle.

The veteran's lumbar degenerative disc and facet disease was rated at 20 percent, effective from October 19, 2007. The other issues remain pending.

The veteran's cervical spine disability was rated at 30 percent, and the Board found that an evaluation in excess of 30 percent was not warranted.

The Board denied service connection for a right knee disability, irritable bowel syndrome, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, cervical spine disability, and chronic sinusitis as there was no evidence of these conditions in service or sufficient evidence to link them to the veteran's active duty.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for right shoulder strain with degenerative changes and a rating in excess of 40 percent for lumbosacral strain, disc disease, and traumatic arthritis. It granted an initial staged rating of 20 percent for cervical strain, myositis and disc disease from May 14, 1997, and 10 percent for right foot injury with traumatic arthritis, great toe metatarsophalangeal joint fracture from May 14, 1997. It also granted an initial staged rating of 10 percent for a scalp scar effective October 26, 2006.

The Board denied service connection for carpal tunnel syndrome of the right and left wrists, as well as a cervical spine disability, finding that these conditions were not incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Board denied entitlement to service connection for thoracic spine disability and determined that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for cervical spine disability.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed conditions as there was no evidence of a current disability, in-service incurrence or aggravation of a disease or injury, and a nexus between the claimed in-service disease or injury and the present disease or injury.

The veteran's service-connected degenerative joint and disc disease of the cervical spine did not meet the criteria for a disability rating in excess of 20 percent for both periods.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and reopening of his claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for lumbar and cervical spine disorders, as well as a claim for service connection for psychiatric disability.