Neck / cervical spine Board decisions

The Board has determined that the VA medical opinions provided were inadequate and remands the cases for new VA medical opinions to determine if the appellant's knee disabilities, spinal stenosis lumbar spine, and cervical spine are related to service. The combat presumption is applicable due to the appellant's military decorations.

The Board has granted service connection for chronic allergic rhinitis, chronic conjunctivitis, chronic hives, a cervical spine disorder, and pes planus as these conditions are related to the Veteran's active duty and ACDUTRA service.

The Veteran's cervical strain is related to his active duty service, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's neck, right elbow, left elbow, right hip, and left hip disabilities, finding that these conditions are related to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for a cervical spine disability, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis of arthritis was not shown as chronic in service and did not manifest to a compensable degree within the applicable presumptive period.,The Board also denied service connection for a lumbar spine disability, concluding that there is no evidence showing a nexus between the Veteran's current strain diagnosis and her active service.

The Veteran's cervical radiculopathy of the right and left upper extremities have been granted increased ratings to 70 percent.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical evidence and a need for an examination to determine if the Veteran's current upper back and cervical disabilities are related to his military service.

The Board has granted the readjudication of the claim for service connection for a lumbar spine disorder, but denied the claims for service connection for cervical spine disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and breathing condition.

The Veteran's headaches have been granted service connection, but his right shoulder and left shoulder disabilities, as well as cervical and lumbar spine disabilities, are denied due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection for erectile dysfunction, cervical spine condition, OSA, anxiety disorder, PTSD, and depression disorder as they were previously denied by prior decisions that have not been vacated or remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine and lumbar spine disabilities, finding that these conditions are related to an in-service injury during a drill weekend in 1984. The benefit of doubt was resolved in favor of the Veteran.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for increased ratings of his acquired psychiatric, cervical spine, lumbar spine, right thumb, right index finger, and right long finger disabilities.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, headaches, hypertension, neck disability, right hand arthritis of fingers, left hand arthritis of fingers, right knee arthritis, left knee arthritis, right ankle arthritis, left ankle arthritis, and left foot arthritis of toes. The Board also remanded the issues regarding service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis.,The Board has denied service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and incontinence. The Board has also denied service connection for a bilateral eye disability.

The Veteran's cervical spine, left heel condition, right heel condition, left ankle degenerative changes with arthralgia, left elbow condition, left and right plantar fasciitis, left wrist disability, and sleep disorder have been remanded for further development.,No specific rating has been assigned as the claims are currently in a 'remanded' status.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis, cervical strain, and tension headaches as secondary to cervical strain. The Veteran's conditions are found to be at least as likely as not related to his active duty service.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal before the Board could make a decision on the claims. The Board dismissed the appeal as a result.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for a neck disability due to insufficient medical opinion in the original decision. The case will be reviewed with an expert examiner who must consider the Veteran's service records and lay statements.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to the deaths of both the original appellant and her substitute, as no valid appellant is currently substituted in this appeal.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and service connection have been dismissed as the claims were withdrawn prior to a decision being made.,The Board has remanded the claim of entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for degenerative disc L4-5 (low back disability).

The Veteran's service connection claim for bilateral hearing loss is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability.,Service connection for tinnitus is granted based on the presumption that it was incurred in service.