Neck / cervical spine Board decisions

The Veteran's SMC at the 'L' rate is based on his need for aid and attendance due to service-connected paranoid schizophrenia and bilateral upper extremity radiculitis. His remaining service-connected disabilities combine to more than 50 percent but less than 100 percent, qualifying him for a higher level of SMC 'P'.

The Veteran's cervical spine and psychiatric disabilities are granted as service-connected. The claim for IBS is remanded due to the need for a medical opinion.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to the need for a retrospective medical opinion on the combined effects of his service-connected disabilities, as VA did not obtain such an opinion in the original decision.

The Veteran's right and left knee strains are granted as service connection. The Veteran's musculoskeletal bilateral foot disability, aggravated during service, is also granted.,Service connection for lumbar and cervical spine disabilities, and a skin disability of the feet, remains pending due to remand.

The Veteran's unspecified bipolar disorder with depression began during active service and is now granted as a result of receiving new relevant evidence.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's neck condition. The effective date for service connection of left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome with arthritis as secondary to right knee osteoarthritis is January 20, 2020.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is dismissed because he has a 100% schedular rating for ischemic heart disease and SMC benefits based on statutory housebound status due to other service-connected disabilities, rendering the TDIU claim moot.

The Veteran's cervical spine disorder, diagnosed as a cervical strain, had its onset in service and the Board granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted service connection for a cervical spine (neck) disability and headaches, finding that the evidence is at least in balance with respect to these conditions being related to service.

The Veteran withdrew their appeal for service connection of a cervical spine disability, and the Board has dismissed the case.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment, leading to a TDIU. Basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35 is also established.

The Veteran is seeking a temporary total rating for his service-connected cervical spine and lumbosacral strain disabilities due to convalescence after surgery. The RO failed to adjudicate this claim in its November 2020 decision, so the case is being remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a cranial neurological disability (claimed as 'head injury') and a cervical spine disability are both granted. The Board found that the Veteran had continuity of symptomatology since his active service, which is sufficient to meet the third element of service connection.

The Veteran's chronic bilateral dry eye is granted a disability rating of 20 percent on and after February 19, 2020. Service connection for psychiatric, cervical spine, and IBS disabilities are denied.

Your appeal has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death. The Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate your claims at this time.

The Veteran's claim for a 30 percent evaluation for cervical spine disability and service connection for bilateral upper extremity radiculopathy secondary to the cervical spine disability was granted effective May 11, 2020.

A disability rating of 70 percent for PTSD from March 23, 2020 to May 11, 2020 has been granted.,The Veteran's PTSD symptoms have resulted in significant occupational and social impairment but not total occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's appeals for increased disability ratings and other claims were generally granted, with some issues being denied or having their ratings adjusted. The decision covers various conditions including RLS, PTSD with TBI, headaches, irritable bowel syndrome, herpes simplex virus, cervical spine DDD, tarsal tunnel syndrome, knee pain syndromes, and thumb sprain.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current neck disability (degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine) is aggravated by his service-connected left shoulder glenohumeral joint dislocation with arthritis, and thus grants service connection for this condition as secondary to his service-connected left shoulder disability.

The Board denied service connection for lumbar spine spondylolysis, cervical spine degenerative disc disease, and right lower extremity radiculopathy. The Veteran's preexisting back conditions were found not to be aggravated by his military service.,Service connection was also denied for the Veteran's cervical spine condition as there is no evidence of an in-service injury or event that could have caused it.