Neck / cervical spine Board decisions

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's claimed disabilities. The VA is instructed to obtain additional evidence and schedule the Veteran for examinations to provide a more definitive opinion on whether his current disabilities are related to service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various recurrent hand, hip, and foot disabilities to include degenerative arthritis, all claimed as due to herbicide agent exposure in Vietnam. The VA is instructed to schedule the Veteran for additional examinations to determine if these conditions are related to his military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of various disabilities, including left ankle, right ankle, left knee, right knee, neck, and back conditions are remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right shoulder, cervical spine, and lumbar spine disabilities due to a lack of evidence showing these conditions were incurred during or aggravated by military service.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for sleep apnea and low back disability has been reopened, but the claims are still pending as new evidence did not establish a current disability or link to service.,The Veteran's claim for chronic sinusitis is being remanded due to its potential secondary relationship with his sleep apnea.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for his cervical spine disability, right shoulder disability, and migraine headaches has been dismissed.,The Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability is rated at no more than 20 percent from June 1, 2014 to November 24, 2020.

The Board denied service connection for a cervical spine condition and an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the evidence did not support a link to active service.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's cervical spine disorder, back disorder (claimed as thoracic spine disorder), right shoulder disorder, residuals of a head injury, BUE numbness, and BLE numbness. The claims were reopened due to new and material evidence received since the final denial in 2010.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for a cervical spine disability and left eye disability due to inadequate VA medical opinions. The case will be reviewed again with consideration of all applicable laws and regulations.

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings has been withdrawn and dismissed. The issues of unspecified anxiety disorder, unspecified depressive disorder, IVDS (neck), lumbar spine disability, right upper extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity sciatic radulopathy, and right lower extremity sciatic radulopathy remain on appeal.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to outstanding records and the need for a VA examination.

The Veteran's neck disability and carpal tunnel syndromes were rated, with some issues remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's neck disability is granted as service-connected, with a grant of the maximum rating (100%) effective from December 30, 2019.,For the period prior to December 30, 2019, his TBI and PTSD are rated at 100%.

The Veteran's headache disorder was granted service connection as it manifested during service and is considered to have been incurred in service. The cervical spine disorder, however, did not manifest during service or within one year of separation, and the Board found insufficient evidence to establish a link between the cervical spine disorder and service-connected left shoulder dislocation.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 0 percent for bilateral hearing loss was denied as the evidence did not show that his hearing impairment warranted a higher rating.,The Board found insufficient evidence to support an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for service connection for right hand, left hand, and cervical spine disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for neck, lower back and cephalgia conditions as there is no evidence of in-service injury or disease that caused these conditions.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings on multiple service-connected disabilities have been dismissed due to his withdrawal of the appeal.

The Veteran's appeal of the denial of a compensable rating for residual scarring and HPV infection has been withdrawn.,The claim for an evaluation greater than 10 percent prior to January 29, 2021, for PTSD is remanded due to insufficient evidence of occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's right lower extremity radiculopathy and cervical spine degenerative arthritis and disc disease, with disc protrusion and stenosis are granted as secondary to service-connected lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease.

The Veteran's cervical spine disability is granted a 20 percent rating prior to July 16, 2020 and denied for ratings in excess of 20 percent thereafter. Other issues are remanded for further evaluation.