Neck / cervical spine Board decisions

The Veteran's cervical spine degenerative arthritis is granted a 30 percent rating.,The Veteran's lumbar spine degenerative arthritis is granted a 40 percent rating.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance or housebound status due to his employment as a courthouse bailiff, which is inconsistent with needing regular aid and attendance.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for cervicalgia, residuals of left foot injury with instability, bilateral hearing loss, and cold weather injury of the left upper extremity. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by service.,There was no credible evidence linking any current disabilities to service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including high cholesterol, snoring, fatigue, insomnia, hearing loss, chronic left hip pain, and cerumen impaction (claimed as chronic ear infection), have been denied. The Board has also remanded several other issues related to knee conditions, shoulder conditions, migraine headaches, and overactive bladder.

The Veteran's cervical spine and related bilateral upper extremity disabilities were granted service connection effective May 6, 2020. The Board found the evidence established that the conditions predated this date.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for cervical and lumbosacral strain as there are insufficient nexus opinions provided by VA examiners.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted as service-connected. The claims for neck, back, left elbow, right elbow, left hand, right hand, left wrist, and right wrist disabilities are denied. Headaches claim is remanded.

The Veteran's TBI and migraine headaches are granted as service-connected. The cervical spine, lumbar spine, and bilateral knee disabilities are remanded for further review.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right upper extremity cervical radiculopathy, as they are secondary to his service-connected cervical strain. The decision requires an addendum opinion addressing whether the Veteran's cervical radiculopathies were caused or aggravated by his service-connected cervical strain.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, a cervical spine disorder, a low back disorder, and a right hip disorder due to errors in obtaining relevant medical records and failing to provide a VA examination.

The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been submitted to warrant readjudication of the Veteran's claims for service connection for cervical spine strain and chronic diarrhea, including hemorrhoids and anal fissures. The claims are being remanded for further development.

The Veteran's appeals for increased disability ratings and TDIU have been dismissed as he requested to withdraw the appeals prior to a decision being made.

The Board has determined that the VA examinations provided were inadequate and remands the case for further development, including obtaining a new VA examination to address the nature and etiology of the appellant's claimed spinal stenosis.

The Board has granted service connection for a cervical spine disability and hypertension, but remanded the claim of entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea.

The Board has dismissed the issues of service connection for a cervical spine disability and an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as depression) due to the April 2021 rating decision not adjudicating these claims, and subsequent grant by a June 2021 rating decision. The evidence does not support a current diagnosis of a mental disorder.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The effective date of the 70% rating for persistent depressive disorder was granted.

The Board denied higher ratings for the Veteran's cervical spine degenerative disc disease and benign nerve sheath mass on right neck, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the current disability levels.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on housebound status and SMC based on the need for aid and attendance, finding that his service-connected disabilities did not render him permanently housebound or in need of regular aid and assistance.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding her conditions, specifically related to periods of active duty and reserve service.

The Board has remanded the case for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's cervical spine disability is related to service, including when he injured his left shoulder in service, and whether it is due or aggravated by his service-connected left shoulder disability. The decision also denied service connection for OSA and lumbar spine disability.