Neck / cervical spine Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of a VA examination for the cervical spine condition, which is necessary to determine its relationship to service.

The Veteran is seeking an effective date prior to March 15, 2012 for the award of a 50 percent evaluation for cervical radiculopathy and radial neuropathy of the left upper extremity.,The Veteran is also seeking an effective date prior to March 15, 2012 for the award of a 30 percent evaluation for cervical radiculopathy of the right upper extremity.

The Veteran's service-connected lumbar and cervical spine disorders, along with associated radiculopathy, have rendered him unable to work since March 8, 2019. The Board has granted a TDIU for this period.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal prior to the promulgation of a decision, leaving no issues for review.

The Veteran's depressive disorder is currently rated at 30 percent, but the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted due to the current level of impairment.,Further VA examination is needed to determine if the Veteran has a recurrent sinus disability and its relationship to service.

The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date and increased rating for a cervical spine condition, as well as her claim for TDIU, have been dismissed due to the appellant (Veteran) withdrawing her appeals.

The Board has dismissed the appeal for service connection of cervical spondylosis as untimely filed more than a year after the October 2019 rating decision.

The Board has dismissed all appeals regarding the Veteran's claims for various conditions and service connection, as the Veteran withdrew his appeals in writing.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for neck and back disabilities due to inadequate medical opinions regarding whether these conditions were aggravated by service.

The Veteran's cervical spine condition with spinal stenosis was granted a 30 percent rating effective April 7, 2016.,The Veteran's GERD claim for an increased rating prior to April 7, 2016, is dismissed due to untimely submission.

The Board has remanded several claims related to the Veteran's knee and cervical spine disabilities, including effective date determinations and initial disability ratings. The TDIU claim was also remanded for due process development.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the service connection claim for a cervical spine disorder before the decision was made.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for cervical spine disability, bilateral CTS, and hypothyroidism due to incomplete and inadequate VA medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of these conditions.

Service connection has been granted for broken nose, facial scars, cervical strain with degenerative arthritis and IVDS, TBI, right ankle pain, sleep apnea as secondary to broken nose, and acquired psychiatric disability.,The Veteran's service-connected broken nose is linked to an in-service injury.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for lumbar and cervical spine disabilities due to inadequate VA examination opinions. The claims will be reconsidered with new evidence.

The Veteran's claims for higher ratings were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a rating more than 20 percent for lumbar degenerative arthritis with intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS) and spondylolisthesis, or cervical degenerative joint disease (DJD) status post cervical fusion.

The Veteran is granted an earlier effective date of December 23, 2019, for the assignment of a 30 percent rating for her service-connected cervical spine strain.,The Veteran is also granted an earlier effective date of June 6, 2017, for the award of a TDIU (Total Disability Rating Due to Individual Unemployability).

The Board denied service connection for migraine headaches, residuals of head injury (TBI), and cervical spine disability (claimed as neck pain) due to the lack of evidence supporting a causal relationship between these conditions and active service.

The Veteran's lumbar spinal stenosis is granted as service connected.,The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for cervical spine intervertebral disc syndrome and left upper extremity radiculopathy are dismissed.

The Board has granted service connection for a cervical spondylosis and discogenic disease as due to the Veteran's service-connected right shoulder disability, but denied service connection for radiculopathy of the bilateral upper extremities.