Neck / cervical spine Board decisions

Service connection is granted for left shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis, right shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis, left ankle deltoid ligament sprain, and right ankle deltoid ligament sprain.,Service connection is also granted for cervical strain and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

The Veteran's claims for higher initial ratings for various cervical, shoulder, and lumbar spine disabilities are being remanded due to incomplete service treatment records.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current neck injury and related conditions are service-connected, as they were incurred during his active military service.

The Veteran's cervical spine disability is rated at 20 percent from October 15, 2018 to August 26, 2020. The appeal for an earlier effective date for Dependents' Educational Assistance is dismissed.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for financial assistance in purchasing an automobile or adaptive equipment, as he does not have a loss of use of his feet, hands, vision impairment, burn injury, ALS, or ankylosis of knees or hips.

The Veteran's claim for a certificate of eligibility for assistance in acquiring specially adapted housing is remanded due to the need for new VA examinations and further development of medical opinion evidence.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for lumbosacral or cervical strain (spina bifida, also claimed as chronic, mechanical low back pain) was dismissed because a supplemental claim regarding this issue was already pending before the AOJ.

The Veteran's appeals for higher initial ratings for knee, left and right chondromalacia with degenerative arthritis, cervical paraspinal tendonitis with degenerative disc disease other than IVDS, and lumbar paraspinal tendonitis with degenerative disc disease other than IVDS were denied. The evidence did not show that the Veteran's conditions warranted a higher rating under applicable diagnostic codes.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and service connection have been dismissed due to the withdrawal of his appeal by his authorized representative.

All issues of service connection for various conditions have been dismissed due to improper appeal or untimely submission.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a cervical injury as no new and relevant evidence had been received to warrant readjudication.

The Board has granted service connection for a cervical spine disability, but remanded the right knee disability claim due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Veteran's cervical spine disability is granted as secondary to the service-connected lumbar disability. The claim for chronic pain and insomnia are remanded.

The Veteran's claim for an initial 50 percent rating for an acquired psychiatric disorder is granted. The AOJ has been instructed to readjudicate the claim of service connection for a neck disability due to new and relevant evidence submitted by the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the claims for cervical spine condition, lumbar spine condition, right knee condition, and right ankle sprain to obtain new opinions. The claim for scar left eye/cheek is denied as no new relevant evidence was submitted.

The Veteran's service connection claim for post massive left frontal parietal intraparenchymal hematoma, which was not explicitly adjudicated in 1995, is granted with an effective date of April 22, 1995.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for cervical degenerative disc disease was granted prior to July 21, 2008, and the claim for service connection for a low back disability was remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a cervical spine disability, obstructive sleep apnea, and erectile dysfunction have been granted. The claim for ED is being remanded.,Service connection has been established for the Veteran's cervical strain.

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates prior to July 6, 2021, for service connection of cervical degenerative arthritis with intervertebral disc syndrome and upper extremity radiculopathy were denied.,An effective date prior to January 14, 2022, for a temporary total rating based on surgical or other treatment necessitating convalescence was also denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for increased ratings for cervical radiculopathy and degenerative joint disease, as there is evidence of moderate to severe symptoms affecting multiple nerve groups in both upper extremities.