Neck / cervical spine Board decisions

The Veteran's lumbosacral spine disorder is granted service connection. The cervical spine condition is remanded for further evaluation.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection related to right and left knee disabilities, as well as back and neck disabilities, require further examination and analysis due to pre-decisional errors in obtaining adequate medical opinions. The claims are being remanded to allow for these issues to be addressed.

The Board has granted service connection for a neck disability and an initial rating of 50 percent for migraines. The decision is based on the Veteran's reported in-service injuries and current symptoms, with the latter being productive of very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks that are severe enough to cause significant economic inadaptability.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for cervical spine, depression, and lumbar spine conditions secondary to left heel or achilles tendon condition due to an error in satisfying a regulatory duty with regard to these issues.

The Veteran's service-connected other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, cervical spine degenerative arthritis with intervertebral disc syndrome, right upper extremity radiculopathy, left upper extremity radiculopathy, restless leg syndrome, CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome), fibromyalgia, recurrent ulcer disability to include gastric ulcers, and heart disability to include coronary heart disease have been granted. The Veteran's service connection for these conditions is based on new evidence submitted since the last decision.

The Board has remanded the evaluations for Degenerative Joint Disease of the Cervical Spine and Lumbar Spine due to inadequate examination findings.

The Veteran's neck disabilities, including degenerative joint disease with cervical spondylosis, cervical radiculopathy, degenerative disc disease, myofascial pain syndrome, and chronic pain syndrome, are granted as service-connected.,The Veteran's headache disability is remanded for further examination to determine its etiology.,The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disabilities, including unspecified depressive disorder and other specified anxiety disorder, are remanded for further evaluation.

The Board denied service connection for lumbar spine injury pain and cervical spine injury pain as claimed, finding no current diagnoses related to these conditions during the appeal period.,Service connection was not granted due to a lack of evidence linking the Veteran's current conditions to his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions, including sinusitis, rhinitis, a neck disability, and a right shoulder disability, caused his sleep apnea. The Board granted the claim for secondary service connection.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination for radiculopathy of the right upper extremity. The Veteran's cervical spine strain and left anterior neck scar are rated as they were before, but a new rating is needed for his right upper extremity condition.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a cervical spine disability, finding that his current symptoms are related to his service-connected left shoulder disability. The Board considered new evidence submitted by the Veteran and found it relevant to the issue of whether his cervical spine disability is aggravated by his service-connected left shoulder disability.

The Veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for his cervical spine disability was denied. The evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating prior to March 26, 2012, and from that date until now, he is rated at 20 percent.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's cervical spine degenerative arthritis, including degenerative arthritis, is related to his service-connected right hip condition and grants service connection for this condition as secondary.

The Veteran's appeals for higher ratings and earlier effective dates have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of service connection for hearing loss or disability of the cervical spine, and denied all other claims.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for a cervical spine disorder is denied as there was no pending, unadjudicated petition to reopen his claim prior to September 2, 2016.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of cervical and thoracolumbar spine injuries, as well as an increased rating for residuals of fracture of the right patella with arthritis, were denied. The Board found no evidence of in-service injury or onset within one year of separation from service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for thoracolumbar strain and has remanded her service connection claim for a cervical spine disorder. The case is now pending with the AOJ to obtain necessary medical opinions and adjudicate both issues.

The Board has dismissed the issues of entitlement to increased ratings for right ruptured tympanic membrane and right ear hearing loss disability due to a withdrawal by the Veteran during his March 2024 Board Hearing.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including CAD, hypertension, back disability, and neck disability, prevent him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment. The Board finds that the Veteran is unable to secure or follow any form of gainful employment due to these conditions.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection on multiple conditions have been dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeal.