Neck / cervical spine Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar and cervical spine, squamous cell carcinoma (postoperative), and an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss. The evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims.

The Board has determined that the veteran's chronic mechanical cervical spine pain originated during active service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the appellant's degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine and lumbar spine are at least as likely as not related to his active service, granting service connection for both conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a neck disability, left upper extremity disability (likely a separate disability), and left lower extremity disability, as well as his claim for an increased rating for a left shoulder disability. The reasons were that there was no competent clinical evidence linking these disabilities to service or the veteran's service-connected left shoulder disability.

The veteran's cervical dysplasia claim was denied. The right and left carpal tunnel syndrome, right knee disability, and hemorrhoids claims were granted with increased ratings.

The Board granted service connection for headaches and increased ratings for cervical spine degenerative disc disease, thoracic outlet syndrome on the right, and thoracic outlet syndrome on the left.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for cervical degenerative arthritis, finding that it was not incurred or aggravated by active duty and there was no evidence of a diagnosis within one year after service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an effective date prior to September 15, 1998 for TDIU and denied his increased rating claims for PTSD, right upper extremity injuries, cervical radiculopathy of the right arm, hand and fingers, and Horner's syndrome, right side of face and eye.

The VA determined that the veteran's current cervical spine disability is not related to treatment at the Canandaigua VA Medical Center in 1983, and therefore compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 are denied.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for chronic cervical dysplasia and chronic hypercholesterolemia. The issues are now remanded for further development.

The Board denied increased evaluations for residuals of a cervical spine sprain and laceration of the right wrist and third fingers, as well as service connection for residuals of a fracture to the cervical spine. The veteran's claims were based on direct evidence from his military service.

The veteran's claim for reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses for dental treatment and surgeries at the UAB School of Dentistry between August 2001 and May 2002 is denied because the care was not rendered in a medical emergency that would have been hazardous to his life or health.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to November 28, 1997, for a total rating due to unemployability caused by service-connected disabilities. The evidence did not show that under VA standards, the veteran became unemployable during the year prior to his application.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or maintain gainful employment due to his cervical spine and diplopia.

The Board has denied all service connection claims as there is no evidence of current disabilities related to active duty.

The Board found that the veteran's current cervical spine conditions were not incurred in or aggravated by service and denied his claim.

The Board has remanded the case for obtaining additional medical records and reviewing the claim for service connection for degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine.

The veteran's claim for increased ratings and an earlier effective date for his cervical strain with degenerative joint disease is being remanded to allow for additional development of the record.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for sterility, prostate cancer, a cervical spine disability, a left hip disability, and a left ankle disability. The claim for service connection for PTSD is also denied. Additionally, the RO found that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen claims for service connection for kidney stones and a low back disorder.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of a crushed coccyx injury and a cervical spine disability, claiming it as a compression fracture. The evidence did not show the existence of these disabilities.