Neck / cervical spine Board decisions

The Board has granted increased ratings for the veteran's cervical spine disability and its related radiculopathies of the hands and shoulders, effective as of April 18, 2000.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining National Guard medical records and scheduling a VA examination to assess his right thumb disability and current low back and cervical spine disabilities.

The Board has determined that the veteran's cervical spine disability was not incurred or aggravated during service and is unrelated to any in-service injury. As a result, the claim for service connection is denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's cervical spine disability is related to an in-service injury and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board denied service connection for left knee, left hip, and cervical spine disabilities as there was no evidence of a chronic disorder in service or that any current disability is etiologically related to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to April 23, 1997, for service connection of herniated nucleus pulposus of the cervical spine with degenerative changes and spinal stenosis.

The Board remands the claims for service connection of degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine, right shoulder, and left shoulder to obtain additional evidence and a new VA examination.

The appeal is remanded for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling the veteran for a new examination.

The Board denied service connection for a cervical spine disability and a thoracic spine disability as they were not incurred in or aggravated by active service, nor are they proximately due to or the result of a service-connected disorder.

The Board denied service connection for a cervical spine disability, finding no evidence of the condition in service or many years thereafter and that the most persuasive medical opinion evidence on the question of etiology militated against the claim.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for dependency allowance was denied as he did not submit the necessary form to request additional compensation for dependents within one year of receiving notification of his qualifying disability rating.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA medical opinion and providing VCAA notice.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to November 2, 1999 for service connection for limitation of cervical motion secondary to occipital neuralgia. The decision found that any effective date should be after this date.

The Board has determined that the evidence does not support a finding of service connection for a cervical spine disability, manifested by bilateral arm pain.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for a chronic cervical spine disability and a chronic low back disability, finding that there is no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a left knee condition and degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine, both on the basis that they are not proximately due to or the result of his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected cervical paravertebral and upper back myositis warrants a disability evaluation in excess of 10 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings for his fibromyalgia, cervical spine disability, lumbosacral spine disability, left ankle disorder, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy.

The veteran's right upper extremity radiculopathy is found to be directly related to his service-connected cervical spine disability. The veteran's initial rating for degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine remains at 20 percent.

The Board denied the appellant's claims of service connection for cervical spine disorder, dorsal (thoracic) spine disorder, vascular insufficiency of the left lower extremity, left hip disorder, chronic headache disorder, and chronic skin disorder. The appeal is not about any exposure to herbicides or other presumptive conditions.