Neck / cervical spine Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as she withdrew all remaining issues on appeal.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for lumbar, cervical, and bilateral shoulder disorders due to inadequate medical opinions that did not consider the Veteran's lay reports of continuity of symptomatology.

The Board has granted service connection for cervical spine DDD and DJD, RIGHT upper extremity radiculopathy, LUMBAR spine DDD and DJD, RIGHT lower extremity radiculopathy, and LEFT lower extremity radiculopathy. Service connection was denied for prediabetes/hyperglycemia, obstructive sleep apnea, a LEFT heel disorder (also claimed as 'bursitis hindfoot'), and a RIGHT eye disability.

The Board has granted service connection for cervical and lumbar spine arthritis, finding that these conditions are at least as likely as not related to a 1975 motor vehicle accident in Italy.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's cervical strain and bilateral upper extremity radiculopathy.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a cervical spine disability was reopened on the basis of new and material evidence. The appeal is granted to this extent.,The effective date for the grant of service connection for a lumbar spine disability prior to August 21, 2020 remains denied.,The Veteran's right knee disability has been rated with a separate 10 percent rating since December 15, 2009 due to slight instability. The appeal is denied.,The effective date for the grant of service connection for left lower extremity radiculopathy prior to July 17, 2009 remains denied.,The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder has been rated with a disability rating in excess of 50 percent since May 20, 2023. The appeal is denied.,The Veteran was granted TDIU effective prior to May 30, 2023.

The Board denied service connection for lumbar and cervical spine disabilities, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are not related to his military service.,Service connection was also denied for bilateral hip radiculopathy, headaches, and a liver condition.

The Board has granted the reopening of claims for service connection for various conditions, including tinnitus, neck disability, back condition, bilateral shoulder disability, bilateral hip disorder, left knee disability, and bilateral ankle and foot disorders. However, the claims have been remanded due to insufficient evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings are remanded due to procedural errors in obtaining relevant medical records and conducting examinations.

The Veteran's cervical spine disability is granted as service connected, but his claim for sleep apnea was dismissed due to withdrawal by the Veteran.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals regarding service connection for neck, back, right knee, and right foot disabilities due to the Veteran's withdrawal of the appeal.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral ankle disabilities, bilateral lower leg disabilities, neck disability, and thoracic spine disability due to a lack of current disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, a neck disability, diabetes, gout, and hypertension, were denied. The Board found no evidence of in-service injury or disease related to these conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for multiple sclerosis, cervical fusion, and lumbar fusion due to incomplete records from his second period of service.

The Board denied the request to revise a January 1993 rating decision that granted service connection for bilateral shoulder, cervical spine, and left elbow disorders with a single combined 10 percent rating. The Veteran's claim was based on the presence of X-ray evidence of arthritis.

The Board has dismissed the claim for TDIU prior to January 31, 2019 due to maximization of compensation. The case is remanded for referral to the Director of Compensation Service for extraschedular consideration.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for low back and cervical spine disabilities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate VA examination, and a new examination is required.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for neck, right shoulder, low back, right hip, and bilateral plantar fasciitis disabilities due to service in Bosnia. The VA must obtain a new examination to determine if these conditions are related to service.

The Veteran's lumbar spine, cervical spine, right hip, and left hip disabilities have been granted initial ratings from October 26, 2006 to the present. The Veteran also received increased ratings for her radiculopathy of various nerves in both upper and lower extremities.