Neck / cervical spine Board decisions

Service connection for a cervical spine disability, residuals of head injury, and headache disability is denied.,The Veteran's claims were previously denied in June 2008. New evidence received since then does not establish service connection for these conditions.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for headaches, traumatic brain injury (TBI), lumbar spine, cervical spine, and left leg disability due to a lack of qualifying service. The appellant did not serve on active duty, ACDUTRA, or INACDUTRA.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions and incomplete treatment records.

The Veteran's claims for chronic fatigue syndrome and unspecified trauma and stressor-related disorder have been granted. The heart disability claim is remanded, as are the claims for degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, cervical spine, right knee, left knee, and right ankle. The Veteran's gastritis with GERD claim also requires further examination.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development due to inadequate medical opinions and missing service treatment records.

The Veteran's service connection claims for migraine condition, right shoulder condition, cervical spine condition, and lumbar back condition are granted. The claim for a right calf condition is remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for a neck disability and a headache disability, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his military service. The appeal regarding a higher rating for lumbosacral strain was withdrawn.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and TDIU have been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal in writing.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure and maintain a substantially gainful occupation from October 20, 2009, to December 31, 2011, and from January 1, 2013, to October 1, 2019. The Board affords the Veteran the benefit of doubt in finding that his service-connected disabilities alone resulted in unemployability during these periods.

The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to properly adjudicate the claims for service connection of various conditions, including right ankle, cervical spine, right hip, head injuries (including headaches), acquired psychiatric disorder, gastroesophageal reflux disease, bilateral pes planus, and Parkinson's disease. The VA will obtain relevant records from SSA and VA treatment providers and conduct new examinations to provide a clear determination on these claims.

The Veteran's asthma is granted as service-connected.,Service connection for COPD, arthritis of the right hand, arthritis of the left hand, arthritis of the right foot, arthritis of the left foot, and arthritis of the cervical spine is remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has remanded the claims for right shoulder impingement and cervical strain prior to June 17, 2022 due to insufficient evidence from previous examinations. The Veteran's functional limitations need to be assessed.

The Veteran's service connection for cervical spine degenerative disc disease is granted. The issues of rating in excess of 10 percent prior to February 11, 2020 and in excess of 20 percent thereafter, for a service-connected lumbar spine condition, and TDIU prior to December 18, 2018 are remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for cervical spine, left arm radiculopathy, and low back disabilities. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to service.

The Veteran's cervical spine, thoracic and lumbar spine, migraine headaches associated with TBI, and C-section scar disabilities have been granted service connection. The Veteran is assigned a 50% rating for migraines associated with TBI, but the C-section scar remains at noncompensable.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's neck disability and her service-connected musculoskeletal disabilities. The VA must obtain complete treatment records from her National Guard/Reserve service and provide an addendum opinion on the etiology of her neck disability.

The Veteran's cervical spine condition (claimed as an upper back condition) is denied because there is no current evidence of a disability and the Board finds that any such disability, if present, did not begin during active service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.,Service connection for sleep apnea, to include narcolepsy, is granted as it is at least as likely as not incurred in or caused by active military service. The Veteran's current sleep apnea was permanently aggravated by the pain from his service-connected back, shoulder, and knees conditions, and the medications used to treat those conditions.,Service connection for COPD is granted as it is proximately due to or the result of the service-connected obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional examination opinions to determine if his claimed disabilities are related to service. The issues of service connection have been remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for prostate cancer and metastasis of carcinoma of the prostate into the cervical region due to herbicide agent exposure, as there is insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's personal contact with Agent Orange at Fort Gordon from February to May 1967.

The Veteran's migraine and tension headaches are granted a 50% disability evaluation effective May 23, 2023.,The Veteran's degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine is granted a 30% disability evaluation since May 23, 2023.