Neck / cervical spine Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for a back disorder, finding that his current symptoms are due to a pre-existing condition and not related to his military service.

The Board denied secondary service connection for a cervical spine disorder, finding that the veteran's current cervical spine disability began many years after service and was not caused or worsened by his service-connected dorsolumbar strain with arthritis.

The Board found that the veteran's cervical spine disorder was not incurred in or aggravated by service, nor is it otherwise related to a service-connected condition. The temporary total convalescent rating claim was also denied as there was no evidence of required convalescence for a service-connected condition.

The veteran's service-connected shoulder, cervical spine, and elbow disabilities were granted initial evaluations.,From January 3, 1995, to February 4, 1998, the veteran was awarded separate evaluations for his right shoulder (20%), left shoulder (20%), cervical spine (10%), and bilateral elbows (10%) conditions.

The Board has granted effective dates of August 23, 1999 for the grants of a 20% rating for lumbosacral spine strain and cervical spine strain.

The Board has granted an initial 10 percent disability rating for the veteran's service-connected cervical spondylosis with radiculopathy, effective March 1, 1992.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for hypertrophic spurs of the cervical spine as secondary to his service-connected costochondritis, finding that there is no causal relationship between these conditions.

The Board found that the veteran's arthritis of the cervical spine is not related to his active service or a service-connected disability, and thus denied the claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected disabilities include a cervical spine injury, numbness of both hands, defective vision, muscle spasm of the rib cage, and a back condition. The appeal is mixed as some issues were granted while others were denied based on the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. � 1151 for various disorders.

The Board found no evidence of a current anxiety disorder or cervical spine disability related to the veteran's period of active service and denied both issues.

The Board has granted a 10 percent evaluation for the veteran's service-connected scar of the neck, effective from the date of the decision. The arthritis in his cervical spine is not considered related to the scar and thus does not affect the current rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a brachial plexus injury of the left arm and cervical arthritis, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen these claims.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current cervical and thoracic spine disabilities are related to his service, warranting service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's upper back and cervical spine disorder is not related to service or a service-connected condition, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a cervical spine disorder and a right shoulder disorder, finding that these conditions did not begin during or as a result of his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral shoulder disorder and an increased rating for his cervical spine disability, finding that the preponderance of evidence did not support these claims.

The Board found no residuals of a head injury and denied service connection for it. The veteran's low back disability, characterized as chronic recurrent lumbar strain/degenerative joint disease, is currently rated at 40 percent.

The Board found that the veteran's cervical spine and low back disorders were not incurred or aggravated during service, and therefore denied his claims.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims to reopen his service connection claims for biceps tenosynovitis, degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine, herpes stomatitis, and a low back condition due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board determined that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for disorders of the cervical and lumbar spine.