Neck / cervical spine Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran's cervical spine disabilities, including arthritis, are not related to service and have denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's claim for increased rating of shell fragment wound residuals to the right shoulder was denied. The cervical spine disorder is not service connected and arthritis in the right shoulder does not warrant a higher evaluation.

The Board has determined that the veteran's cervical spine disability, characterized by minimal narrowing of the left C3-4 foramen and associated symptoms, warrants a 20 percent evaluation. The thoracic spine issue is denied as there is no current evidence of a disability.

The veteran's service-connected cervical spine disability is rated at 60 percent, the maximum available rating under Diagnostic Code 5293 for pronounced intervertebral disc syndrome. The other conditions are not granted as service connected.

The Board denied a request for an earlier effective date of August 13, 1993 for the grant of service connection for limitation of motion of the cervical spine.

The veteran's claims for service connection and increased evaluations were denied. The Board found no evidence of current periodontal disease, cervical strain with muscular headaches, or sinusitis with rhinitis related to active service. The residuals of the bunionectomy were not considered severe enough to warrant a compensable evaluation.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of residuals of a fracture of the right little finger was denied, and his claim for service connection for degenerative changes of the cervical and thoracolumbar spine was also denied. The Board found that there is no evidence of aggravation beyond its natural progression.

The Board has granted increased ratings for the veteran's service-connected cervical and lumbar spine disabilities, with a 10 percent rating assigned for each condition.

The Board denied service connection for a low back disorder and cervical spine condition, but granted higher ratings for instability of the left knee disability and tinea pedis. Service connection was not established for hemorrhoids.

The Board granted an increased rating for the service-connected lumbar spine disability and denied service connection for a cervical spine disorder. The veteran's combined disability evaluation is 40 percent.

The Board has granted service connection for cervical spondylosis and muscle contraction headaches. The claim for increased evaluation of the lumbar spine disorder is pending.

The Board found that the veteran's cervical spine disorder was not incurred in or aggravated by service, nor may arthritis of the cervical spine be presumed to have been incurred in active service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for cervical spine degeneration, osteoarthritis, and disc disease due to a lack of medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The veteran's depression is rated at 50 percent, and his low back disorder is rated at 10 percent. The right foot condition and cervical spine injury are not service-connected.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected cervical dysplasia, cervicitis, and vaginitis contributed to her need for a hysterectomy in 1992. Therefore, secondary service connection is granted.

The veteran's claims for an increased evaluation for her right knee condition and service connection for bladder infection, urinary incontinence, and cervical spine injury were denied. The RO found that the veteran did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation or service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's low back, right leg (to include right knee), cervical spine, and psychiatric disabilities are not service-connected as secondary to his service-connected left knee disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his low back pain and service connection for a cervical spine disorder, finding that there was no evidence to support these claims.

The Board has granted service connection for headaches and a rating of 20 percent for residuals, status post avulsion fracture of sinus process C-7. The veteran's symptoms are currently rated as moderate limited motion.

The Board has granted increased ratings for back strain and cervical spine arthritis, as well as service connection for these conditions. The appellant's claims for pes planus and plantar warts were reopened and granted.