Neck / cervical spine Board decisions

The Board finds that the veteran's current neck and back conditions are related to his service in December 1944, resulting from an airplane crash. As such, the veteran is granted service connection for these residuals.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling an orthopedic examination to assess the severity of his service-connected cervical spondylosis with degenerative joint disease.

The VA determined that the veteran's cervical spine disorder was not incurred or aggravated by service, and thus denied his claim.

The veteran seeks service connection for a cervical spine disability, which he claims is related to injuries sustained during active duty and reserve service. The Board has determined that an examination is needed to determine the nature of his current disabilities and their relationship to service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and conducting examinations to determine the nature and etiology of the appellant's claimed psychiatric disability, lumbar spine disability, and neck disability.

The Board found no evidence linking osteoporosis of the cervical spine to an injury sustained during active duty for training, and thus denied service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining inpatient treatment records and a VA orthopedic examination to determine the etiology of the veteran's current cervical spine disability.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings of his right shoulder, cervical spine, and lumbar spine disabilities were granted. The current disability ratings are effective from the dates specified.

The Board found no evidence of a cervical spine disorder in service or within one year after service, and there is no competent evidence linking the appellant's current cervical spine disorders to his periods of service. Therefore, service connection for cervical canal spinal stenosis, degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine, and C5-6 radiculopathy was denied.

The Board has granted service connection for postoperative residuals of cervical spine diskectomy and fusion at the C6-C7 level and degenerative joint disease of the right shoulder, finding that these conditions began during active military service.

The Board found that the appellant does not meet the criteria for special monthly pension based on need for regular aid and attendance or being housebound due to her physical limitations.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for special monthly pension based on the need for regular aid and attendance or at the housebound rate due to his non-service connected disabilities, finding that he is not in need of such benefits.

The Board denied service connection for degenerative joint disease of the cervical and lumbar spine, finding no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to service or the initial post-service year.

The veteran's right carpal tunnel syndrome is granted with a 10% evaluation. Service connection for left carpal tunnel syndrome is granted.

The veteran's service-connected left thumb and index finger disabilities are rated at 40 percent combined. The right little finger disability is rated as noncompensable.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a lumbar spine disorder, which is now granted. The examiner found that the current lumbar spine disorder is more likely than not related to his service-connected cervical spine disability.

The Board has granted service connection for low back, cervical spine, bilateral foot and toe disabilities, and right ear hearing loss. The veteran's current conditions are found to be related to his military service.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death. The Board cannot proceed with the merits of the case as he is no longer alive.

The veteran's cervical spine disability is currently rated at 60 percent, and the Board has found that this rating adequately reflects his symptoms.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a lumbar spine disability and a cervical spine disability, finding that these conditions were not incurred in or aggravated by service. The total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities was also denied.