Neck / cervical spine Board decisions

The veteran withdrew her appeals for specially adapted housing and special home adaptation.,She was denied service connection for various conditions including left shoulder, knee, cervical spine, lumbar spine, left ankle, left hip, and generalized arthritis. She also had a disability evaluation in excess of 10 percent for residuals of a fractured right clavicle for the period prior to February 23, 2000, but not from April 1, 2001, forward. Her scar evaluations were also denied.

The Board finds that the veteran's current degenerative disc disease of the neck, including for C4 through T1, was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The veteran's service connection claims for cervical spine injury and headaches are being remanded due to the need for a VA examination to determine their likely etiology.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for additional development, including obtaining relevant medical records and scheduling a VA examination. The case will be returned to the Board after these actions are completed.

The VA determined that the veteran's cervical strain does not warrant a rating higher than 10 percent, as his range of motion and combined range of motion are sufficient to meet this evaluation.

The veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine is being remanded due to incomplete records and a need for a more contemporaneous VA examination.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right shoulder condition, including impingement and history of elastofibroma, was not incurred in or aggravated by active service. The cervical spine disc herniation was also not incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims of service connection for chronic left shoulder, cervical spine, lumbar spine, right knee, left knee, and bilateral foot disorders were denied as there is no evidence to support a causal relationship between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has determined that an effective date prior to November 30, 2001 for the grant of service connection for right and left carpal tunnel syndrome is denied.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for a low back disorder and granted service connection. The cervical spine disorder and leg cramps claims are denied.

The Board has reopened the previously denied claims for service connection for hypertension, a right knee disorder, residuals of injury to the coccyx, and a cervical spine disorder. The veteran's claim for anxiety and depression as secondary to VA's adjudicative process is denied as a matter of law.,VA will grant an effective date earlier than August 29, 1995 for the award of additional compensation based on dependents if the evidence shows that the veteran had his marriage and birth of children prior to October 1, 1978.

The Board has determined that the veteran's cervical spine disorder, right hip disorder, and residual scar of the right temple are related to his active military service. The veteran's current conditions were aggravated by or caused during service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to November 3, 2004, for the grant of NSC pension benefits as there was no evidence that his previously listed disabilities had worsened since June 5, 2000.

The Board found that the veteran's Osgood-Schlatter's disease of the right knee and degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine do not warrant increased ratings.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination to determine if the veteran's current cervical spine and trapezius strain conditions are related to his service from December 2003 to January 2005.

The veteran's death was not caused by or as a result of any service-connected disability. The Board denied the claim for DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 due to lack of entitlement to a total rating for at least five years prior to his death.

The Board has remanded the case for a Travel Board hearing at the RO due to the veteran's request.

The Board denied the veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for DDD of the cervical spine. The RO granted a 10% rating for peripheral neuropathy of both lower extremities and denied an increased rating for DDD of the lumbar spine with disc bulging.

The Board has denied the veteran's applications to reopen his claims for service connection due to lack of new and material evidence.