Neck / cervical spine Board decisions

The veteran's claims for increased disability ratings were remanded to the RO for additional development.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including a depressive disorder and arthritis of the cervical spine. The claims to reopen for left knee and hip disorders were denied as new and material evidence was not received. The veteran's lumbar spine, right knee, and sensory paresis ratings were also denied.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for lumbosacral spine disorder, cervical spine disorder, allergic rhinitis and sinusitis, and bilateral hearing loss were denied as the evidence did not support higher ratings.

The Board denied service connection for a neck disability, lower back disability, and upper back disability. The claims to reopen for right carpal tunnel syndrome and left carpal tunnel syndrome were also denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim to reopen a previously denied claim for service connection for a cervical spine disability, as new and material evidence was not presented. The appeal regarding entitlement to service connection for a back disability was remanded.

The veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 60 percent for his cervical spine disorder was denied as the evidence did not show unfavorable ankylosis of the entire spine.

The Board denied service connection for a cervical spine disability as there was no evidence of a chronic condition in service, nor within the first post-service year, and no competent evidence linking the current disability to service.

The veteran's claims for service connection for a right hip disorder, chronic low back pain, and degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine were remanded for further development.

The claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was reopened, but not granted. The veteran's arthritis of the cervical and lumbar segments of the spine with degenerative changes did not warrant a rating higher than 20 percent.

The claim for an increased evaluation for residuals of a cervical spine injury is being remanded for additional development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, a cervical spine disability, and a thoracic spine disability as there was no evidence that these conditions were incurred during active service.

The Board denied service connection for degenerative arthritis of the thoracic and cervical segments of the spine as there was no evidence that it had onset during service or was caused by a service-connected disability.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates were denied, as well as his claims for service connection for various disabilities secondary to the right knee disability.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, arthritis of the left little finger, cervical stenosis and IDS, and a disability manifested by stool leakage. The veteran's gum disease claim was also denied.

The veteran's claims for service connection for low back, cervical spine and right hip disorders were denied as the evidence did not show that any of these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active service; nor was it shown that any arthritis was presumed to have been incurred therein; nor was it shown that any disability was proximately due to or the result of a service-connected disability.

The veteran's migraine headaches are not prostrating, and the cervical spine disability does not meet criteria for a higher evaluation. However, service connection was granted for residuals of a right ankle sprain.

The veteran's claims for service connection for lumbar and cervical spine disorders, dental trauma, and an initial compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss are being remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for degenerative joint disease and disc disease of the cervical spine, as well as nerve damage of the cervical spine, finding no evidence of a causal association between these conditions and the veteran's military service.

The veteran's PTSD was rated at 50 percent from February 2004 until August 2007, while the ratings for DDD of the lumbar and cervical spine remained unchanged.

The veteran's degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine is manifested by chronic pain, some moderate limitation of range of motion with pain and modest shoulder and left arm numbness and tingling without ankylosis, no incapacitating episodes that require bed rest prescribed by a physician and treatment by a physician, or other significant impairment. The criteria for a disability evaluation greater than 20 percent have not been met.